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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.


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 occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
2,145,450 0.5 % $14.43 $30,010 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.43 $11.08 $13.19 $16.80 $21.58
Annual Wage (2) $19,620 $23,050 $27,430 $34,950 $44,880


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 883,360 40.30 $13.43 $27,930
Elementary and Secondary Schools 310,770 3.61 $16.11 $33,510
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 73,510 1.33 $17.58 $36,570
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 70,920 2.30 $15.93 $33,140
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 70,100 1.26 $14.75 $30,690

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 883,360 40.30 $13.43 $27,930
Facilities Support Services 24,600 14.95 $13.31 $27,690
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 20,260 6.23 $12.69 $26,400
Religious Organizations 11,340 5.64 $14.57 $30,300
Real Estate 69,930 4.20 $16.74 $34,820

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Postal Service (federal government) 13,780 2.18 $24.59 $51,150
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 30 0.18 $21.40 $44,520
Local Messengers and Local Delivery 80 0.09 $20.43 $42,500
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 110 0.10 $19.28 $40,110
Warehousing and Storage 8,460 0.70 $19.00 $39,530


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 232,970 13.40 0.92 $16.77 $34,870
New York 190,730 20.03 1.37 $17.50 $36,400
Texas 168,160 13.53 0.93 $12.38 $25,760
Florida 116,830 13.28 0.91 $12.77 $26,560
Illinois 94,280 15.65 1.07 $14.80 $30,790




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)
Nevada 29,360 21.08 1.44 $15.32 $31,860
New York 190,730 20.03 1.37 $17.50 $36,400
Delaware 8,840 19.57 1.34 $14.05 $29,220
South Dakota 8,250 19.41 1.33 $12.87 $26,770
Maine 11,450 18.74 1.28 $15.14 $31,480




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 55,570 15.35 1.05 $17.73 $36,890
Washington 45,060 13.58 0.93 $17.62 $36,650
New York 190,730 20.03 1.37 $17.50 $36,400
Connecticut 30,920 18.57 1.27 $17.17 $35,720
District of Columbia 12,300 17.00 1.16 $16.86 $35,070





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 189,330 19.61 1.34 $17.85 $37,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 85,160 13.65 0.93 $16.39 $34,090
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 74,570 15.95 1.09 $14.98 $31,160
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 52,540 16.52 1.13 $15.31 $31,840
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 44,660 15.96 1.09 $17.93 $37,300
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 44,220 15.37 1.05 $15.05 $31,300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 43,470 11.89 0.81 $13.15 $27,350
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 43,170 14.14 0.97 $12.03 $25,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 38,420 14.54 1.00 $12.55 $26,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 32,370 13.09 0.90 $18.69 $38,870




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Saginaw, MI 2,280 26.70 1.83 $14.10 $29,330
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 3,480 26.34 1.80 $16.06 $33,410
Harrisonburg, VA 1,680 26.11 1.79 $12.17 $25,310
Ithaca, NY 1,240 24.75 1.69 $16.32 $33,940
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 23,720 23.25 1.59 $15.68 $32,620
Bangor, ME 1,470 22.38 1.53 $14.37 $29,900
Bellingham, WA 2,000 22.35 1.53 $15.94 $33,150
Rapid City, SD 1,450 22.06 1.51 $12.53 $26,070
Missoula, MT 1,330 21.83 1.49 $13.34 $27,740
Binghamton, NY 2,190 21.81 1.49 $13.43 $27,940




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Barnstable Town, MA 1,260 12.12 0.83 $19.20 $39,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 32,370 13.09 0.90 $18.69 $38,870
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 25,160 12.45 0.85 $18.67 $38,830
Fairbanks, AK 490 14.60 1.00 $18.21 $37,880
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 740 14.76 1.01 $18.14 $37,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 17,540 15.37 1.05 $17.96 $37,350
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 44,660 15.96 1.09 $17.93 $37,300
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 189,330 19.61 1.34 $17.85 $37,140
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 1,280 16.79 1.15 $17.84 $37,100
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 9,770 16.72 1.14 $17.83 $37,080

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 6,180 15.67 1.07 $12.63 $26,260
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 4,810 14.41 0.99 $13.72 $28,540
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 4,670 20.79 1.42 $13.11 $27,270
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 4,060 14.68 1.00 $11.70 $24,330
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 3,970 15.96 1.09 $11.16 $23,220

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,630 26.96 1.85 $10.00 $20,810
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 3,650 22.85 1.56 $13.84 $28,790
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,330 22.03 1.51 $12.35 $25,680
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 4,670 20.79 1.42 $13.11 $27,270
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 3,100 20.68 1.42 $14.62 $30,410

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 500 15.38 1.05 $19.55 $40,660
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 880 14.48 0.99 $17.98 $37,400
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,790 16.48 1.13 $17.71 $36,840
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,560 12.43 0.85 $17.03 $35,430
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 1,770 16.49 1.13 $16.56 $34,440


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020