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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 2,164,040 |
0.5 % |
$13.41 |
$27,900 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.93 |
$10.06 |
$12.02 |
$15.52 |
$20.11 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,580 |
$20,920 |
$24,990 |
$32,280 |
$41,820 |
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 |
862,990 |
40.90 |
$12.33 |
$25,640 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
324,500 |
3.83 |
$15.28 |
$31,780 |
| Real Estate |
73,150 |
4.65 |
$15.27 |
$31,770 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
70,810 |
1.30 |
$15.74 |
$32,750 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
70,440 |
2.33 |
$14.81 |
$30,810 |
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 |
862,990 |
40.90 |
$12.33 |
$25,640 |
| Facilities Support Services |
28,150 |
17.95 |
$11.86 |
$24,670 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
20,630 |
6.24 |
$12.35 |
$25,690 |
| Religious Organizations |
11,280 |
5.82 |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Real Estate |
73,150 |
4.65 |
$15.27 |
$31,770 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
227,050 |
13.60 |
0.90 |
$15.34 |
$31,910 |
| New York |
193,940 |
21.06 |
1.39 |
$16.09 |
$33,470 |
| Texas |
164,450 |
13.83 |
0.91 |
$11.48 |
$23,870 |
| Florida |
125,700 |
14.93 |
0.98 |
$11.53 |
$23,980 |
| Pennsylvania |
89,920 |
15.55 |
1.02 |
$13.51 |
$28,090 |
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 |
29,310 |
22.37 |
1.47 |
$14.02 |
$29,150 |
| District of Columbia |
15,790 |
22.30 |
1.47 |
$14.87 |
$30,940 |
| New York |
193,940 |
21.06 |
1.39 |
$16.09 |
$33,470 |
| Hawaii |
12,910 |
20.40 |
1.34 |
$14.02 |
$29,160 |
| South Dakota |
8,480 |
20.22 |
1.33 |
$12.06 |
$25,090 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
54,960 |
15.58 |
1.03 |
$16.97 |
$35,300 |
| Alaska |
5,880 |
18.48 |
1.22 |
$16.29 |
$33,880 |
| New York |
193,940 |
21.06 |
1.39 |
$16.09 |
$33,470 |
| Connecticut |
30,770 |
18.60 |
1.23 |
$15.80 |
$32,860 |
| Washington |
44,680 |
14.02 |
0.92 |
$15.79 |
$32,830 |
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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 |
135,680 |
20.27 |
1.34 |
$16.77 |
$34,890 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
55,350 |
15.11 |
1.00 |
$14.61 |
$30,400 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
53,630 |
12.10 |
0.80 |
$15.52 |
$32,280 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
48,240 |
19.15 |
1.26 |
$14.08 |
$29,290 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
39,700 |
13.55 |
0.89 |
$11.34 |
$23,580 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
36,360 |
14.59 |
0.96 |
$11.64 |
$24,210 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
31,580 |
17.17 |
1.13 |
$17.90 |
$37,240 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
30,200 |
11.53 |
0.76 |
$12.06 |
$25,080 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
30,120 |
15.59 |
1.03 |
$14.97 |
$31,140 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
26,190 |
20.10 |
1.32 |
$16.81 |
$34,950 |
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