Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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

This major group 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

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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 major group:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
4,421,980	0.3 %	$14.43	$30,020	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.24	$10.71	$12.91	$16.81	$22.14
Annual Wage (2)	$19,220	$22,280	$26,840	$34,970	$46,040

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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	1,792,760	83.51	$14.48	$30,110
Traveler Accommodation	560,190	28.01	$12.89	$26,800
Elementary and Secondary Schools	353,350	4.13	$16.06	$33,410
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	176,100	3.21	$17.31	$36,000
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	176,050	3.17	$14.45	$30,060

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	1,792,760	83.51	$14.48	$30,110
Traveler Accommodation	560,190	28.01	$12.89	$26,800
Rooming and Boarding Houses	3,260	27.31	$13.51	$28,100
Facilities Support Services	39,500	25.49	$13.32	$27,710
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	9,520	16.32	$12.54	$26,090

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Investment Pools and Funds	90	1.06	$25.72	$53,490
Postal Service (federal government)	14,760	2.33	$24.67	$51,310
Natural Gas Distribution	40	0.03	$23.95	$49,820
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	1,780	0.52	$21.45	$44,620
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	1,970	0.50	$21.05	$43,790

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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	481,580	28.32	0.93	$16.60	$34,530
Texas	334,620	27.62	0.90	$12.60	$26,200
Florida	329,130	38.23	1.25	$13.01	$27,060
New York	310,580	33.09	1.08	$17.54	$36,470
Pennsylvania	168,930	28.89	0.95	$14.07	$29,260

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	37,720	58.78	1.92	$17.18	$35,730
Nevada	70,830	52.58	1.72	$15.11	$31,420
Montana	19,970	43.11	1.41	$14.16	$29,450
Wyoming	11,120	41.29	1.35	$14.39	$29,920
South Dakota	16,750	39.66	1.30	$12.83	$26,680

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts	105,470	29.53	0.97	$17.74	$36,900
New York	310,580	33.09	1.08	$17.54	$36,470
Hawaii	37,720	58.78	1.92	$17.18	$35,730
Alaska	9,580	30.37	0.99	$16.96	$35,280
Washington	89,490	27.46	0.90	$16.94	$35,230

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	307,930	32.42	1.06	$17.81	$37,030
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	161,260	26.36	0.86	$16.48	$34,290
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	128,070	27.59	0.90	$15.25	$31,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	105,260	33.57	1.10	$15.58	$32,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	94,990	36.67	1.20	$12.92	$26,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	93,020	26.07	0.85	$13.58	$28,240
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	84,500	28.33	0.93	$12.21	$25,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	80,770	28.35	0.93	$15.32	$31,860
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	80,230	29.08	0.95	$17.88	$37,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	71,330	29.49	0.97	$18.61	$38,700