Domestic worker

A domestic worker, or simply domestic, is a servant who works within their employer's household.

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In large households, there can be a large number of domestic workers doing different jobs, often as part of an elaborate hierarchy. While this type of social arrangement is all but obsolete in developed countries, it can perform a useful social role in less-developed countries in distributing income. Nevertheless such elaborate hierarchies, if based around a class or caste system, can perpetuate divisions and restrict social mobility.

Related Topics:
Large household - Class - Caste

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A butler is a senior domestic worker, whose duties traditionally included handling the wines of the household and some management of the other servants.

Related Topics:
Butler - Wine

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Female domestic workers are often called maids.

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Domestic workers perform typical domestic chores such as cooking, ironing, washing, cleaning the house, buying foods and drinks, accompanying the female head of the household for grocery shopping, taking the family dog for a walk, and taking care of the children. In some countries, maids replace the role of a nurse in taking care of the elderly and people with disabilities. Maids often are expected to work at least fifteen hours per day.

Related Topics:
Cooking - Ironing - Washing - Cleaning

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