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The tough life of window cleaners
Window cleaners make about $25 a day. The maximum they can earn in a day is $1000, according to Wikimedia.
However, the job comes with a number of risks, like slipping on water or soap, and falling from heights. Window cleaning is considered the most dangerous job in the UK.
The cleaners have to obtain a license for high-rise operations and must not have high blood pressure or naturally suffer a fear of heights.
They are not allowed items which could fall, such as cell phones or wristwatches, and must stop working when it is too windy.
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