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Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

Earnings Graph | Area and Industry Statistics | Demographics | Union Statistics | Hourly and Minimum Wage | Employee Tenure | Fatalities | In the News | Job Openings
  • Building Cleaning Workers
    • This very large occupation requires few skills to enter and has one of the largest numbers of job openings of any occupation each year.
    • Most job openings result from the need to replace the many workers who leave these jobs because of their limited opportunities for training or advancement, low pay, and high incidence of only part-time or temporary work.
    • Most new jobs will occur in businesses providing janitorial and cleaning services on a contract basis.
  • Grounds Maintenance Workers
    • Opportunities should be very good, especially for workers willing to work seasonal or variable schedules, because of significant job turnover and increasing demand by landscaping services companies.
    • Many beginning jobs have low earnings and are physically demanding.
    • Most workers learn through short-term on-the-job training.
  • Pest Control Workers
    • Federal and State laws require that pest control workers be licensed.
    • Training on the safe use of pest control products and a passing score on an examination are required for licensure.
    • Job prospects should be favorable for qualified applicants because many people leave the occupation.
  • Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Workers, all other

Earnings Graph

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

Metropolitan area and State estimates.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
— National
U.S.: $21,930
— by State
AL: $18,510
AK: $26,130
AZ: $19,580
AR: $18,000
CA: $24,090
CO: $22,850
CT: $26,150
DE: $22,490
DC: $24,070
FL: $20,080
GA: $20,180
HI: $24,790
ID: $20,620
IL: n.a.
IN: $21,640
IA: $20,860
KS: $19,840
KY: $19,510
LA: $17,040
ME: $22,110
MD: $22,150
MA: $26,560
MI: $23,990
MN: $23,290
MS: $17,770
MO: $20,580
MT: $19,660
NE: $20,470
NV: $23,070
NH: $23,660
NJ: $24,600
NM: $18,210
NY: $26,000
NC: $19,960
ND: $19,450
OH: $22,360
OK: $18,180
OR: $22,500
PA: $22,010
RI: $24,670
SC: $18,790
SD: $18,770
TN: $19,350
TX: $18,190
UT: $20,290
VT: $22,980
VA: $20,520
WA: $24,750
WV: $18,300
WI: $22,290
WY: $20,050
GU: $16,590
PR: $14,920
VI: $17,790
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11 $24,000
21 $22,730
22 $29,630
23 $23,440
31-33 $23,730
42 $21,790
44-45 $19,860
48-49 $31,640
51 $22,160
52 $21,100
53 $22,560
54 $22,900
55 $22,860
56 $21,370
61 $25,290
62 $20,480
71 $22,160
72 $18,680
81 $21,050
92 $26,810
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Demographics

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

  • Employed persons, 2004
    • Employed persons:
    5,185,000    		Percent of total
    WomenMenBlackAsianHispanic
    40.5% 59.5% 14.9% 3.1% 32.0%
  • Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
     EmploymentMedian weekly earnings
    $W/M ratio
    Women
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 1,208,000$3350.813
    Men
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 2,228,000$412
    All workers
    (emp.) (earn.)    		 3,436,000$385 

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Union Statistics

• Union affiliation of employed wage & salary workers
• Median weekly earnings of full-time wage & salary workers

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

  • Employed wage and salary workers, 2005
    • Employed persons: 4,525,000
    Members of unionsRepresented by unions
    NumberPercentNumberPercent
    504,000 11.1% 553,000 12.2%
    more union employment statistics
  • Median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers, 2005
    All full-time wage and salary workers $394
    — Members of unions$528
    — Represented by unions$518
    — Non-union$378
    more union earnings statistics

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Hourly and Minimum Wage

Employed wage and salary workers paid hourly rates and those with earnings at or below the Federal minimum wage, 2004

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

Paid hourly wages 3,608,000
At or below $5.15 per hour 102,000
At $5.15 39,000
Below $5.15 63,000

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Employee Tenure

Median years of tenure with current employer for employed wage and salary workers, 2004

OccupationEmployee Tenure, median (years)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 3.3

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

Fatalities

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

OccupationFatalities: Event or exposure
TotalTran.Viol.Cont.FallsExpo.Fires
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations 277 82 27 51 68 45-
Supervisors, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers 43 15 3 13 8 4-
Building cleaning and pest control workers 66 10 19 4 18 13-
Building cleaning workers 63 9 19 4 18 11-

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

In the News

Recent posts from the Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations archive of the ocouha weblog:

 

Job Openings

Current job openings on craigslist.com

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