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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (Major Group)

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations comprises the following occupations: First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers; First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers; Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners; Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners; Building Cleaning Workers, All Other; Pest Control Workers; Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers; Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation; Tree Trimmers and Pruners; Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other


National estimates for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Industry profile for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Geographic profile for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

National estimates for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
4,090,370 0.3 % $ 15.75 $ 32,760 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 9.95 $ 11.89 $ 14.39 $ 18.34 $ 23.89
Annual Wage (2) $ 20,700 $ 24,730 $ 29,940 $ 38,150 $ 49,690


Industry profile for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 1,751,820 82.36 $ 16.00 $ 33,290
Traveler Accommodation 428,420 28.27 $ 13.86 $ 28,830
Elementary and Secondary Schools 322,850 3.92 $ 16.86 $ 35,060
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 174,500 3.23 $ 18.57 $ 38,630
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 174,180 3.11 $ 15.71 $ 32,680

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 1,751,820 82.36 $ 16.00 $ 33,290
Traveler Accommodation 428,420 28.27 $ 13.86 $ 28,830
Rooming and Boarding Houses 2,640 26.33 $ 13.89 $ 28,890
Facilities Support Services 36,460 22.64 $ 14.34 $ 29,830
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps 8,390 16.53 $ 13.65 $ 28,380

Top paying industries for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 14,300 2.26 $ 25.92 $ 53,920
Natural Gas Distribution 50 0.04 $ 24.40 $ 50,760
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 40 0.21 $ 23.49 $ 48,860
Support Activities for Water Transportation 150 0.17 $ 22.79 $ 47,400
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1,750 0.46 $ 22.59 $ 46,980


Geographic profile for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 457,750 27.86 0.95 $ 18.74 $ 38,980
Texas 326,660 26.99 0.92 $ 13.77 $ 28,650
Florida 299,420 35.47 1.21 $ 14.25 $ 29,640
New York 273,330 31.45 1.07 $ 18.75 $ 39,000
Illinois 161,000 28.61 0.97 $ 16.06 $ 33,410




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 30,480 53.10 1.81 $ 18.66 $ 38,820
Nevada 55,930 44.71 1.52 $ 15.80 $ 32,870
Wyoming 10,650 40.68 1.38 $ 15.46 $ 32,160
Montana 17,990 39.50 1.34 $ 15.04 $ 31,270
South Dakota 15,720 38.22 1.30 $ 13.81 $ 28,720




Top paying states for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 97,610 29.14 0.99 $ 19.33 $ 40,210
Washington 83,240 26.05 0.89 $ 19.20 $ 39,930
New York 273,330 31.45 1.07 $ 18.75 $ 39,000
California 457,750 27.86 0.95 $ 18.74 $ 38,980
Hawaii 30,480 53.10 1.81 $ 18.66 $ 38,820





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 277,270 31.39 1.07 $ 19.09 $ 39,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 152,960 26.27 0.89 $ 18.32 $ 38,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 123,410 28.29 0.96 $ 16.44 $ 34,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 96,900 32.06 1.09 $ 17.29 $ 35,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 86,950 24.23 0.82 $ 15.18 $ 31,570
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 85,570 34.12 1.16 $ 13.92 $ 28,950
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 83,150 28.01 0.95 $ 13.53 $ 28,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 75,470 27.99 0.95 $ 16.38 $ 34,070
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 73,620 28.29 0.96 $ 19.46 $ 40,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 62,040 26.62 0.91 $ 21.53 $ 44,770




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 5,640 84.19 2.86 $ 19.33 $ 40,200
Ocean City, NJ 2,330 67.00 2.28 $ 15.96 $ 33,200
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 9,460 64.86 2.21 $ 16.95 $ 35,260
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 4,190 56.37 1.92 $ 16.26 $ 33,820
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 2,750 53.89 1.83 $ 14.79 $ 30,770
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 5,890 53.16 1.81 $ 15.79 $ 32,840
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 8,010 51.78 1.76 $ 12.91 $ 26,850
Port St. Lucie, FL 7,230 49.41 1.68 $ 15.51 $ 32,250
Homosassa Springs, FL 1,470 48.71 1.66 $ 12.90 $ 26,830
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 43,830 48.57 1.65 $ 15.96 $ 33,190




Top paying metropolitan areas for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 62,040 26.62 0.91 $ 21.53 $ 44,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 28,570 25.90 0.88 $ 20.90 $ 43,460
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 44,500 22.75 0.77 $ 20.46 $ 42,560
Barnstable Town, MA 4,360 47.13 1.60 $ 19.95 $ 41,490
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 3,470 38.17 1.30 $ 19.47 $ 40,500
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 73,620 28.29 0.96 $ 19.46 $ 40,470
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 29,740 30.70 1.04 $ 19.33 $ 40,210
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 5,640 84.19 2.86 $ 19.33 $ 40,200
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 15,090 27.43 0.93 $ 19.19 $ 39,910
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 277,270 31.39 1.07 $ 19.09 $ 39,710

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 12,990 34.34 1.17 $ 13.72 $ 28,530
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 9,220 29.57 1.01 $ 13.96 $ 29,040
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 8,190 34.05 1.16 $ 12.56 $ 26,130
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 8,020 32.64 1.11 $ 12.59 $ 26,190
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 7,810 68.25 2.32 $ 17.77 $ 36,970

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 6,570 70.97 2.41 $ 18.26 $ 37,980
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 7,810 68.25 2.32 $ 17.77 $ 36,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 3,180 56.43 1.92 $ 20.95 $ 43,580
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 4,260 47.84 1.63 $ 14.02 $ 29,170
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 2,720 46.84 1.59 $ 13.14 $ 27,330

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 3,180 56.43 1.92 $ 20.95 $ 43,580
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 4,340 36.87 1.25 $ 19.84 $ 41,260
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 1,350 44.75 1.52 $ 18.63 $ 38,740
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 6,570 70.97 2.41 $ 18.26 $ 37,980
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 3,410 29.53 1.00 $ 18.13 $ 37,720


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021