Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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:
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) |
| 4,429,100 |
0.3 % |
$15.03 |
$31,250 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.55 |
$11.24 |
$13.62 |
$17.55 |
$22.92 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,860 |
$23,390 |
$28,330 |
$36,510 |
$47,670 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
1,814,090 |
82.77 |
$15.15 |
$31,510 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
565,820 |
27.56 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
342,270 |
3.98 |
$16.51 |
$34,350 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
182,420 |
3.29 |
$17.97 |
$37,370 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
174,730 |
3.13 |
$15.08 |
$31,370 |
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 |
1,814,090 |
82.77 |
$15.15 |
$31,510 |
| Rooming and Boarding Houses |
3,250 |
27.81 |
$14.07 |
$29,270 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
565,820 |
27.56 |
$13.47 |
$28,010 |
| Facilities Support Services |
37,620 |
22.86 |
$13.84 |
$28,780 |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
9,530 |
16.11 |
$12.99 |
$27,030 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
488,960 |
28.13 |
0.93 |
$17.46 |
$36,320 |
| Texas |
340,670 |
27.40 |
0.91 |
$13.10 |
$27,250 |
| Florida |
321,970 |
36.61 |
1.21 |
$13.61 |
$28,300 |
| New York |
311,150 |
32.67 |
1.08 |
$18.19 |
$37,840 |
| Illinois |
172,840 |
28.68 |
0.95 |
$15.35 |
$31,920 |
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 |
36,220 |
57.00 |
1.89 |
$18.19 |
$37,840 |
| Nevada |
70,720 |
50.78 |
1.68 |
$15.71 |
$32,670 |
| Montana |
19,490 |
41.64 |
1.38 |
$14.26 |
$29,650 |
| South Dakota |
17,170 |
40.38 |
1.34 |
$13.14 |
$27,340 |
| Wyoming |
10,950 |
40.05 |
1.33 |
$14.93 |
$31,050 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
107,080 |
29.58 |
0.98 |
$18.40 |
$38,270 |
| New York |
311,150 |
32.67 |
1.08 |
$18.19 |
$37,840 |
| Hawaii |
36,220 |
57.00 |
1.89 |
$18.19 |
$37,840 |
| District of Columbia |
21,490 |
29.71 |
0.99 |
$18.04 |
$37,530 |
| Connecticut |
55,830 |
33.53 |
1.11 |
$17.76 |
$36,930 |
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 |
312,060 |
32.32 |
1.07 |
$18.48 |
$38,440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
165,810 |
26.57 |
0.88 |
$17.16 |
$35,690 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
133,880 |
28.63 |
0.95 |
$15.66 |
$32,570 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
103,140 |
32.44 |
1.08 |
$16.36 |
$34,030 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
92,370 |
34.96 |
1.16 |
$13.51 |
$28,100 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
91,180 |
24.93 |
0.83 |
$14.26 |
$29,670 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
87,320 |
28.61 |
0.95 |
$12.83 |
$26,680 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
82,120 |
28.55 |
0.95 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
80,960 |
28.94 |
0.96 |
$18.60 |
$38,690 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
66,440 |
26.88 |
0.89 |
$20.16 |
$41,940 |
United States Department of Labor
