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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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) |
| 4,424,440 |
0.3 % |
$13.91 |
$28,930 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.98 |
$10.23 |
$12.32 |
$16.17 |
$21.43 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,680 |
$21,270 |
$25,620 |
$33,640 |
$44,570 |
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 |
1,767,950 |
83.79 |
$13.82 |
$28,750 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
551,870 |
28.18 |
$12.44 |
$25,880 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
359,210 |
4.24 |
$15.73 |
$32,730 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
176,680 |
3.24 |
$16.89 |
$35,130 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
176,080 |
3.20 |
$13.91 |
$28,940 |
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 |
1,767,950 |
83.79 |
$13.82 |
$28,750 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
551,870 |
28.18 |
$12.44 |
$25,880 |
| Rooming and Boarding Houses |
3,290 |
27.90 |
$12.68 |
$26,360 |
| Facilities Support Services |
42,950 |
27.38 |
$12.41 |
$25,810 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
9,640 |
17.09 |
$12.12 |
$25,210 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Postal Service (federal government) |
15,710 |
2.45 |
$23.76 |
$49,430 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
40 |
0.04 |
$20.74 |
$43,150 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
1,330 |
0.39 |
$20.52 |
$42,680 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
2,160 |
0.56 |
$20.04 |
$41,680 |
| Metal Ore Mining |
80 |
0.20 |
$19.42 |
$40,400 |
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 |
478,080 |
28.64 |
0.92 |
$15.86 |
$32,980 |
| Texas |
333,360 |
28.03 |
0.90 |
$12.18 |
$25,340 |
| Florida |
325,860 |
38.70 |
1.25 |
$12.38 |
$25,750 |
| New York |
313,920 |
34.09 |
1.10 |
$16.72 |
$34,770 |
| Pennsylvania |
170,530 |
29.50 |
0.95 |
$13.72 |
$28,530 |
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 |
36,260 |
57.29 |
1.85 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Nevada |
71,700 |
54.73 |
1.76 |
$14.47 |
$30,090 |
| Montana |
19,830 |
43.04 |
1.39 |
$13.57 |
$28,220 |
| Wyoming |
11,360 |
42.40 |
1.37 |
$14.19 |
$29,520 |
| South Dakota |
17,260 |
41.14 |
1.33 |
$12.43 |
$25,850 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
105,700 |
29.96 |
0.97 |
$17.44 |
$36,280 |
| New York |
313,920 |
34.09 |
1.10 |
$16.72 |
$34,770 |
| Hawaii |
36,260 |
57.29 |
1.85 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Connecticut |
56,270 |
34.01 |
1.10 |
$16.63 |
$34,600 |
| Alaska |
10,430 |
32.77 |
1.06 |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
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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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
213,820 |
31.94 |
1.03 |
$17.45 |
$36,290 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
102,660 |
23.17 |
0.75 |
$15.87 |
$33,000 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
98,470 |
26.89 |
0.87 |
$15.27 |
$31,770 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
84,870 |
33.69 |
1.09 |
$15.09 |
$31,390 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
81,520 |
27.83 |
0.90 |
$12.06 |
$25,080 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
67,920 |
27.26 |
0.88 |
$12.90 |
$26,820 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
63,950 |
24.42 |
0.79 |
$13.05 |
$27,140 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
58,510 |
29.55 |
0.95 |
$13.22 |
$27,500 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
58,310 |
48.22 |
1.55 |
$12.09 |
$25,150 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
58,020 |
60.26 |
1.94 |
$14.87 |
$30,920 |
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