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title: "Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner"
description: "Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean…"
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# Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner

**Category:** Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance · **SOC code:** 37-2012 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 37-2012.00

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.

Also advertised as: Chambermaid; Cleaner; Cottage Attendant; Environmental Services Aide; Environmental Services Worker; Guest Room Attendant (GRA); Housekeeper; Housekeeping Laundry Worker.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $35,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $17.07/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $27,640 to $48,570, with the middle half between $30,350 and $39,590
- **Total US employment:** 860,670
- **Typical entry education:** No formal credential
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +0.6% over 2025–2035 (BLS EP, 2025–2035)
- **Annual job openings:** 175,500 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 55/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 860,670 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $27,640 |
| 25th | $30,350 |
| 50th (median) | $35,510 |
| 75th | $39,590 |
| 90th | $48,570 |
| Mean (average) | $37,080 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HI | $51,600 | $46,930 | 11,120 |
| NV | $46,550 | $46,560 | 24,380 |
| CA | $42,660 | $38,530 | 103,430 |
| DC | $42,260 | $38,453 | 3,800 |
| WA | $42,180 | $39,416 | 18,480 |
| NY | $41,950 | $38,871 | 41,740 |
| MA | $38,950 | $36,830 | 14,910 |
| NJ | $37,980 | $34,906 | 18,360 |
| VT | $37,680 | $38,465 | 1,830 |
| ME | $37,630 | $38,774 | 4,960 |
| OR | $37,590 | $36,368 | 12,920 |
| CO | $37,560 | $36,448 | 19,280 |
| RI | $37,540 | $36,703 | 2,710 |
| MN | $37,470 | $37,994 | 14,890 |
| AK | $37,370 | $36,509 | 2,440 |

39 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 54 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/maid-and-housekeeping-cleaner/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/maid-and-housekeeping-cleaner.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 1,332,100 in the 2025–2035 base year to 1,339,500 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 7,400 jobs, or +0.6%. Slower than average: 0.6% against 3.5% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 175,500 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** No formal educational credential (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Short-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 44.6% |
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 35.5% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 6.7% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 5.9% |
| Post-Doctoral Training | 5.0% |
| Some College Courses | 2.4% |

## What the work involves

- 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.
- Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
- Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
- Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
- Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
- Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
- Replenish supplies, such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Active Listening — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 2.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Learning Strategies — importance 2.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Service Orientation — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Time Management — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Social Perceptiveness — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Persuasion — importance 2.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Negotiation — importance 2.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Instructing — importance 2.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Complex Problem Solving — importance 2.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Customer and Personal Service — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Public Safety and Security — importance 3.2 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administration and Management — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Chemistry — importance 2.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Education and Training — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Trunk Strength — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Expression — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Stamina — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Extent Flexibility — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Near Vision — importance 3.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Realistic (R), Conventional (C).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| R — Realistic | 6.08 |
| C — Conventional | 4.60 |
| S — Social | 2.49 |
| E — Enterprising | 1.47 |
| A — Artistic | 1.39 |
| I — Investigative | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 83.1 |
| ISFJ | 80.8 |
| ESTJ | 75.0 |
| ESFJ | 65.3 |
| ISTP | 64.2 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ, ISFJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://nuecareer.com/careers/janitor-and-cleaner) — median $36,840
- [Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laundry-and-dry-cleaning-worker) — median $34,890
- [Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/locker-room-coatroom-and-dressing-room-attendant) — median $36,300
- [Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dining-room-and-cafeteria-attendant-and-bartender-helper) — median $33,980
- [Dishwasher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dishwasher) — median $34,810
- [Cleaner of Vehicles and Equipment](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cleaner-of-vehicles-and-equipment) — median $35,830
- [First-Line Supervisor of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-housekeeping-and-janitorial-workers) — median $49,100
- [Presser, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials](https://nuecareer.com/careers/presser-textile-garment-and-related-materials) — median $35,060
- [Painting, Coating, and Decorating Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/painting-coating-and-decorating-worker) — median $41,600
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker) — median $31,200

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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