Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Hospitality and TourismO*NET 37-2012.00United States
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.
- Median annual earnings
- $33,662
- Projected change
- +1.9%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 1.49M jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
80.1% of the workforce
Growing to 1.52M by 2035
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The work
What maids and housekeeping cleaners do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
- Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
- Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.
- Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
- Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
- Replenish supplies, such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items.
- Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.
- Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
- Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $23,131
- 25th percentile
- $27,146
- 50th percentile
- $33,662
- 75th percentile
- $40,885
- 90th percentile
- $57,150
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $33,662 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+1.9%average or slower
20251,494,158 jobs
2035 projected1,522,792 jobs
28,634 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- High school diploma or less
- 80.1%
- Certificate
- 6.7%
- Bachelor's degree
- 5.9%
- Doctoral degree or more
- 5%
- Some college
- 2.4%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Quality Control Analysis
- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Housekeepers71,500 postings
- 02House Cleaners12,163 postings
- 03Room Attendants11,208 postings
- 04Housepeople5,965 postings
- 05Hotel Housekeepers4,812 postings
- 06Housekeeping Aides4,449 postings
- 07Housekeeping Room Attendants3,664 postings
- 08Housekeepers/Room Attendants3,448 postings
- 09Housekeeping Attendants3,176 postings
- 10Housemen1,941 postings
- 11Housekeeping Housepeople1,820 postings
- 12Guest Room Attendants1,797 postings
- 13Housekeeping Assistants1,605 postings
- 14Residential House Cleaners1,567 postings
- 15Lead Housekeepers1,510 postings
- 16Housekeeping Associates1,503 postings
- 17Cleaning Professionals1,393 postings
- 18Cleaners1,360 postings
- 19Banquet Housepeople1,304 postings
- 20Housekeeper/House Cleaners1,271 postings
Top employers
- 01Marriott International5,456 postings
- 02Hilton4,818 postings
- 03Homeaglow4,429 postings
- 04Healthcare Services Group3,582 postings
- 05Holiday Inn2,001 postings
- 06Compass Group1,894 postings
- 07French Lick Resort1,636 postings
- 08Hyatt1,434 postings
- 09Crothall Healthcare1,246 postings
- 10CEC Entertainment1,043 postings
- 11Extended Stay America1,012 postings
- 12Aimbridge Hospitality1,009 postings
- 13Sodexo1,007 postings
- 14ESA Management925 postings
- 15U-Haul886 postings
- 16Molly Maid878 postings
- 17Best Western Hotels & Resorts798 postings
- 18MasterCorp735 postings
- 19Brookdale Senior Living702 postings
- 20Schulte Hospitality Group689 postings
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