Job opportunities as cleaners and drivers at government-affiliated institutions in a Northeast China city have attracted more than 7,000 qualified applicants, including 29 people who have a master's degree. District bureaus of urban administration and law enforcement in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, plan to recruit 457 workers including 120 cleaners, 307 drivers and 30 auto repairmen. People who secure the jobs will enjoy social security benefits equivalent to local government workers. In China, civil servants and some workers at government-affiliated organisations do not have money deducted from their wages to pay their social security accounts. The government will cover their pension after they retire. People from outside Harbin will be granted local hukou, the permanent residence permit, said local labor authorities. Among those who applied for the jobs and are considered eligible for the positions, nearly 3,000 hold a bachelor's degree and 29 hold a master's degree. Applicants have to take an examination and be interviewed before they are hired. It's not surprising that so many people with good educations are competing for cleaning positions, said Meng Lequn, an expert of sociology with Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, reports China Daily.