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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

37-2019 Building Cleaning Workers, All Other

All building cleaning workers not listed separately.


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)
13,650 11.3 % $15.73 $32,710 3.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.21 $11.46 $14.07 $18.30 $24.54
Annual Wage (2) $21,230 $23,840 $29,260 $38,070 $51,030


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 10,280 0.48 $15.77 $32,800
Residential Building Construction 640 0.08 $16.42 $34,160
Employment Services 310 0.01 $12.82 $26,670
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services 250 0.16 $16.16 $33,620
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 210 0.00 $15.12 $31,450

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 10,280 0.48 $15.77 $32,800
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services 250 0.16 $16.16 $33,620
Residential Building Construction 640 0.08 $16.42 $34,160
Facilities Support Services 50 0.03 $16.66 $34,650
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 140 0.02 $14.90 $30,980

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction 70 0.01 $35.12 $73,060
Elementary and Secondary Schools 60 (7) $19.49 $40,540
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 40 0.01 $19.24 $40,020
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 130 (7) $18.40 $38,270
Building Equipment Contractors 50 (7) $17.69 $36,800


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)
Florida 2,170 0.25 2.67 $17.72 $36,860
Maryland 1,090 0.41 4.32 $13.45 $27,970
South Carolina 310 0.15 1.58 $14.63 $30,440
Wisconsin 190 0.07 0.72 $13.62 $28,330
Tennessee 140 0.05 0.51 $13.67 $28,440




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)
Maryland 1,090 0.41 4.32 $13.45 $27,970
Florida 2,170 0.25 2.67 $17.72 $36,860
South Carolina 310 0.15 1.58 $14.63 $30,440
Wisconsin 190 0.07 0.72 $13.62 $28,330
Nevada 90 0.06 0.68 $15.98 $33,240




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Idaho (8) (8) (8) $28.46 $59,190
Alaska (8) (8) (8) $23.59 $49,080
Minnesota (8) (8) (8) $21.30 $44,300
California (8) (8) (8) $20.48 $42,590
New Jersey (8) (8) (8) $19.78 $41,150





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)
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 650 0.25 2.66 $19.88 $41,350
Greeley, CO 140 1.37 14.48 $11.43 $23,780
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 70 0.05 0.49 (8) (8)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 50 0.05 0.58 $14.65 $30,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 50 0.01 0.09 $14.19 $29,520
Oklahoma City, OK 40 0.06 0.64 $13.17 $27,400
Grand Junction, CO 40 0.59 6.24 $15.97 $33,230
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 40 0.06 0.68 $12.24 $25,460




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Greeley, CO 140 1.37 14.48 $11.43 $23,780
Grand Junction, CO 40 0.59 6.24 $15.97 $33,230
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 650 0.25 2.66 $19.88 $41,350
Oklahoma City, OK 40 0.06 0.64 $13.17 $27,400
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 40 0.06 0.68 $12.24 $25,460
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 70 0.05 0.49 (8) (8)
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 50 0.05 0.58 $14.65 $30,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 50 0.01 0.09 $14.19 $29,520




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL (8) (8) (8) $23.66 $49,220
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (8) (8) (8) $21.39 $44,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (8) (8) (8) $20.75 $43,150
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 650 0.25 2.66 $19.88 $41,350
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA (8) (8) (8) $19.25 $40,030
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (8) (8) (8) $18.46 $38,390
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC (8) (8) (8) $17.58 $36,560
Grand Junction, CO 40 0.59 6.24 $15.97 $33,230
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (8) (8) (8) $15.90 $33,080
Tulsa, OK (8) (8) (8) $15.81 $32,880

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.38 4.00 $21.18 $44,050

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.38 4.00 $21.18 $44,050

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 40 0.38 4.00 $21.18 $44,050
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $17.06 $35,480
Maryland nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $16.55 $34,430


About May 2018 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 top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019