Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

37-2012 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties may include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.

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)
924,290	0.8 %	$12.30	$25,570	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.72	$9.78	$11.43	$13.77	$17.40
Annual Wage (2)	$18,140	$20,340	$23,770	$28,630	$36,190

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)
Traveler Accommodation	466,660	23.33	$12.19	$25,350
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	99,600	1.80	$13.90	$28,910
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	98,070	4.57	$11.63	$24,190
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	70,690	4.39	$11.60	$24,120
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	45,370	4.88	$11.80	$24,550

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Traveler Accommodation	466,660	23.33	$12.19	$25,350
Rooming and Boarding Houses	2,680	22.40	$13.31	$27,690
Facilities Support Services	9,180	5.92	$11.76	$24,460
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	2,880	4.94	$11.51	$23,940
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	45,370	4.88	$11.80	$24,550

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	40	0.09	$24.98	$51,960
Grantmaking and Giving Services	90	0.06	$16.20	$33,700
Beverage Manufacturing	80	0.03	$15.36	$31,940
Outpatient Care Centers	2,840	0.31	$15.30	$31,830
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	(8)	(8)	$14.93	$31,040

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	99,080	5.83	0.91	$14.59	$30,340
Florida	80,900	9.40	1.47	$11.20	$23,300
Texas	74,920	6.18	0.97	$10.37	$21,570
New York	48,460	5.16	0.81	$17.18	$35,730
Illinois	32,570	5.44	0.85	$12.98	$27,000

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)
Hawaii	13,420	20.92	3.28	$18.32	$38,100
Nevada	25,620	19.02	2.98	$14.86	$30,900
Montana	6,500	14.02	2.20	$12.22	$25,420
Wyoming	3,360	12.49	1.96	$12.03	$25,020
South Dakota	4,170	9.89	1.55	$11.04	$22,970

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	4,940	6.93	1.09	$19.40	$40,340
Hawaii	13,420	20.92	3.28	$18.32	$38,100
New York	48,460	5.16	0.81	$17.18	$35,730
Massachusetts	18,850	5.28	0.83	$15.48	$32,200
Nevada	25,620	19.02	2.98	$14.86	$30,900

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	46,610	4.91	0.77	$17.35	$36,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	32,000	5.23	0.82	$13.95	$29,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	24,130	9.31	1.46	$11.38	$23,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	23,910	5.15	0.81	$13.62	$28,330
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	21,980	22.27	3.49	$15.50	$32,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	20,110	6.74	1.06	$10.15	$21,120
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	18,840	6.01	0.94	$14.36	$29,870
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	18,230	14.50	2.27	$11.18	$23,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	17,130	4.80	0.75	$11.01	$22,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	14,080	5.82	0.91	$18.04	$37,510