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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
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 |
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 |
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 |
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