• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

37-2012 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties may include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.

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National estimates for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Industry profile for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Geographic profile for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

National estimates for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
771,390	1.3 %	$ 15.35	$ 31,920	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.83	$ 12.75	$ 14.40	$ 17.06	$ 20.54
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,520	$ 26,510	$ 29,960	$ 35,480	$ 42,720

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Industry profile for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Traveler Accommodation	364,990	21.63	$ 14.94	$ 31,070
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	87,080	1.56	$ 18.15	$ 37,750
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	78,340	3.54	$ 15.24	$ 31,700
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	59,220	4.41	$ 13.87	$ 28,850
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	43,260	4.92	$ 14.49	$ 30,140

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Traveler Accommodation	364,990	21.63	$ 14.94	$ 31,070
Rooming and Boarding Houses	1,930	19.35	$ 14.38	$ 29,900
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	3,230	5.29	$ 14.01	$ 29,140
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	43,260	4.92	$ 14.49	$ 30,140
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	59,220	4.41	$ 13.87	$ 28,850

Top paying industries for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	170	0.07	$ 26.83	$ 55,810
Other Investment Pools and Funds	70	0.40	$ 26.39	$ 54,900
Outpatient Care Centers	3,920	0.38	$ 22.84	$ 47,510
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	430	0.04	$ 21.69	$ 45,100
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	2,170	0.12	$ 20.74	$ 43,140

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Geographic profile for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	87,330	4.95	0.95	$ 19.32	$ 40,180
Texas	65,810	5.06	0.97	$ 13.30	$ 27,660
Florida	59,040	6.41	1.23	$ 13.98	$ 29,070
New York	36,260	3.98	0.76	$ 21.33	$ 44,360
North Carolina	26,130	5.62	1.08	$ 13.19	$ 27,440

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	8,520	14.32	2.75	$ 22.76	$ 47,350
Nevada	18,560	13.14	2.52	$ 17.46	$ 36,320
Montana	5,570	11.38	2.18	$ 14.51	$ 30,170
Wyoming	3,050	11.37	2.18	$ 15.44	$ 32,110
Alaska	2,960	9.68	1.85	$ 16.22	$ 33,740

Top paying states for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	8,520	14.32	2.75	$ 22.76	$ 47,350
New York	36,260	3.98	0.76	$ 21.33	$ 44,360
District of Columbia	3,390	4.91	0.94	$ 20.16	$ 41,930
California	87,330	4.95	0.95	$ 19.32	$ 40,180
Massachusetts	14,810	4.15	0.80	$ 18.64	$ 38,780

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

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	36,430	3.97	0.76	$ 21.40	$ 44,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	27,240	4.47	0.86	$ 18.69	$ 38,880
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	18,310	4.15	0.79	$ 17.07	$ 35,500
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	17,830	4.69	0.90	$ 13.78	$ 28,650
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	16,660	6.35	1.22	$ 14.17	$ 29,470
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	15,310	14.95	2.87	$ 17.87	$ 37,170
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	13,980	4.58	0.88	$ 14.27	$ 29,680
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	13,740	4.54	0.87	$ 17.03	$ 35,420
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	11,570	5.21	1.00	$ 16.08	$ 33,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	10,970	4.58	0.88	$ 22.92	$ 47,680

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	2,190	29.89	5.73	$ 23.39	$ 48,650
Ocean City, NJ	840	21.14	4.05	$ 15.38	$ 31,990
Flagstaff, AZ	1,150	18.59	3.56	$ 15.20	$ 31,610
Brunswick, GA	690	16.14	3.10	$ 12.69	$ 26,400
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1,970	15.90	3.05	$ 15.41	$ 32,040
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	15,310	14.95	2.87	$ 17.87	$ 37,170
Hot Springs, AR	550	14.58	2.80	$ 11.99	$ 24,930
Rapid City, SD	1,010	14.43	2.77	$ 12.88	$ 26,780
Napa, CA	970	13.10	2.51	$ 19.48	$ 40,520
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	2,250	13.09	2.51	$ 12.55	$ 26,100