Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
2,156,270	0.5 %	$13.92	$28,950	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.16	$10.57	$12.55	$16.10	$20.84
Annual Wage (2)	$19,060	$21,990	$26,110	$33,490	$43,340

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	883,270	41.14	$12.96	$26,950
Elementary and Secondary Schools	320,670	3.75	$15.64	$32,530
Real Estate	71,950	4.44	$15.80	$32,870
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	71,910	2.36	$15.36	$31,950
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	69,370	1.27	$16.52	$34,360

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	883,270	41.14	$12.96	$26,950
Facilities Support Services	24,660	15.91	$12.83	$26,680
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	20,920	6.44	$12.37	$25,730
Religious Organizations	11,140	5.67	$13.94	$28,990
Real Estate	71,950	4.44	$15.80	$32,870

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government)	14,000	2.21	$24.33	$50,610
Metal Ore Mining	60	0.16	$18.82	$39,140
Warehousing and Storage	7,970	0.70	$18.64	$38,770
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	130	0.13	$17.24	$35,860
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	710	0.18	$16.93	$35,220

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	230,750	13.57	0.91	$16.14	$33,570
New York	190,600	20.31	1.36	$16.87	$35,080
Texas	163,760	13.52	0.91	$11.96	$24,870
Florida	124,460	14.46	0.97	$12.24	$25,450
Pennsylvania	90,690	15.51	1.04	$13.81	$28,730

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada	29,300	21.75	1.46	$14.61	$30,380
District of Columbia	15,120	21.22	1.42	$15.51	$32,260
New York	190,600	20.31	1.36	$16.87	$35,080
Hawaii	12,860	20.03	1.34	$15.07	$31,350
South Dakota	8,300	19.66	1.32	$12.45	$25,900

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts	54,670	15.31	1.03	$17.10	$35,560
Washington	45,380	13.92	0.93	$16.93	$35,220
New York	190,600	20.31	1.36	$16.87	$35,080
Connecticut	29,290	17.64	1.18	$16.52	$34,360
Alaska	5,160	16.35	1.10	$16.41	$34,130

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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	186,460	19.63	1.32	$17.24	$35,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	83,560	13.66	0.92	$16.05	$33,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	68,540	14.77	0.99	$14.73	$30,650
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	56,820	18.12	1.22	$14.50	$30,150
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	46,480	13.03	0.87	$12.73	$26,480
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	44,030	15.46	1.04	$14.83	$30,840
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	44,000	15.95	1.07	$17.32	$36,030
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	40,890	13.71	0.92	$11.41	$23,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	40,200	15.52	1.04	$11.93	$24,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	37,770	15.61	1.05	$17.60	$36,610