Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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:
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 |
United States Department of Labor
