Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

What Maids and housekeeping cleaners Do

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.

Maid and housekeeping cleaner Salaries

• 2020 employment: 1,212,800
• May 2021 median annual wage: $28,780

Job Outlook for Maids and housekeeping cleaners

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

• Number of new jobs: 137,500
• Growth rate: 11 percent (Faster than average)

How to Become a Maid or housekeeping cleaner

Education and training:

• Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential
• Work experience in a related occupation: None
• Typical on-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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