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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (Major Group)
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations comprises the following occupations:
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers;
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers;
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other;
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners;
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners;
Pest Control Workers;
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other;
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation;
Tree Trimmers and Pruners;
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
National estimates for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Industry profile for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Geographic profile for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
National estimates for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
4,108,810 |
0.3 % |
$ 16.23 |
$ 33,750 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 10.90 |
$ 13.07 |
$ 14.54 |
$ 18.19 |
$ 23.06 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 22,660 |
$ 27,180 |
$ 30,240 |
$ 37,840 |
$ 47,960 |
Industry profile for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
1,740,590 |
80.87 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 34,040 |
Traveler Accommodation |
383,570 |
27.90 |
$ 14.24 |
$ 29,620 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
334,180 |
4.13 |
$ 17.18 |
$ 35,740 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
178,150 |
3.18 |
$ 16.79 |
$ 34,910 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
164,390 |
3.06 |
$ 19.19 |
$ 39,920 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Services to Buildings and Dwellings |
1,740,590 |
80.87 |
$ 16.37 |
$ 34,040 |
Traveler Accommodation |
383,570 |
27.90 |
$ 14.24 |
$ 29,620 |
Facilities Support Services |
44,750 |
26.73 |
$ 15.16 |
$ 31,540 |
Rooming and Boarding Houses |
2,340 |
26.08 |
$ 14.61 |
$ 30,390 |
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
9,640 |
17.37 |
$ 14.17 |
$ 29,480 |
Top paying industries for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
Geographic profile for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
450,060 |
27.23 |
0.93 |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,600 |
Texas |
330,710 |
27.05 |
0.93 |
$ 14.18 |
$ 29,500 |
Florida |
297,250 |
34.54 |
1.18 |
$ 14.55 |
$ 30,270 |
New York |
261,380 |
30.15 |
1.03 |
$ 19.49 |
$ 40,530 |
Illinois |
166,190 |
29.58 |
1.01 |
$ 16.49 |
$ 34,310 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Hawaii |
27,050 |
49.33 |
1.69 |
$ 18.72 |
$ 38,940 |
Nevada |
56,810 |
44.07 |
1.51 |
$ 15.81 |
$ 32,880 |
Montana |
19,560 |
41.60 |
1.43 |
$ 15.65 |
$ 32,550 |
Wyoming |
10,520 |
40.37 |
1.38 |
$ 15.98 |
$ 33,240 |
South Dakota |
16,360 |
38.83 |
1.33 |
$ 14.70 |
$ 30,570 |
Top paying states for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Massachusetts |
94,090 |
27.72 |
0.95 |
$ 20.50 |
$ 42,640 |
New York |
261,380 |
30.15 |
1.03 |
$ 19.49 |
$ 40,530 |
Washington |
83,140 |
25.93 |
0.89 |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,750 |
California |
450,060 |
27.23 |
0.93 |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,600 |
Connecticut |
53,580 |
34.05 |
1.17 |
$ 18.92 |
$ 39,350 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
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 |
262,430 |
30.24 |
1.04 |
$ 20.04 |
$ 41,670 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
143,730 |
25.13 |
0.86 |
$ 18.42 |
$ 38,310 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
121,510 |
28.71 |
0.98 |
$ 16.91 |
$ 35,170 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
88,640 |
30.23 |
1.04 |
$ 17.70 |
$ 36,820 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
87,660 |
24.43 |
0.84 |
$ 15.07 |
$ 31,340 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
83,900 |
28.96 |
0.99 |
$ 14.17 |
$ 29,480 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
83,730 |
34.14 |
1.17 |
$ 14.58 |
$ 30,320 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
75,130 |
28.30 |
0.97 |
$ 17.10 |
$ 35,560 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
70,050 |
27.10 |
0.93 |
$ 20.76 |
$ 43,180 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
57,240 |
25.53 |
0.88 |
$ 21.78 |
$ 45,300 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
5,040 |
78.56 |
2.69 |
$ 19.96 |
$ 41,510 |
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
9,210 |
62.90 |
2.16 |
$ 16.30 |
$ 33,900 |
Ocean City, NJ |
2,140 |
54.75 |
1.88 |
$ 16.05 |
$ 33,390 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
6,050 |
52.13 |
1.79 |
$ 16.28 |
$ 33,860 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
2,670 |
52.02 |
1.78 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 31,670 |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
3,880 |
51.85 |
1.78 |
$ 14.54 |
$ 30,240 |
The Villages, FL |
1,700 |
50.87 |
1.74 |
$ 14.11 |
$ 29,360 |
Barnstable Town, MA |
4,830 |
49.86 |
1.71 |
$ 20.98 |
$ 43,640 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
8,040 |
49.54 |
1.70 |
$ 13.27 |
$ 27,590 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
44,250 |
48.17 |
1.65 |
$ 15.92 |
$ 33,100 |
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