Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations

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2021 Workforce

4.88M

Average Age

Average Salary

$28,879

Average Male Salary

$32,888

Average Female Salary

$22,320

About

Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations are most often employed by the Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) industry. The average yearly wage for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations was $28,879 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations are Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, Lake Worth City, Lantana Town & Atlantis City PUMA, FL, and Santa Ana City (East) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations are Las Vegas City (Southeast) PUMA, NV, Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804615), and Lake Worth City, Lantana Town & Atlantis City PUMA, FL.

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Service Occupations Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations workforce. Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations workforce in 2021 was 4,877,151 people, of which 37.9% were women and 62.1% were men. Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations are paid most in Lafayette Parish (North) PUMA, LA but are relatively concentrated in Las Vegas City (Southeast) PUMA, NV.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

3,027,157

Male Workforce

± 42.3k

1,849,994

Female Workforce

± 33.2k

The Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations workforce in 2021 was 4,877,151 people (37.9% women and 62.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −1.52% between 2014 (4,952,661) and 2021 (4,877,151).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($35,463), New York ($35,077), and District of Columbia ($33,953).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$28,879

AVERAGE WAGE

#15 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations earned an average of $28,879, $30,716 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.401

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.401, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) is the industry that employs the most Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, by average wage, is Pipeline transportation ($96,743).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

4.88M

2021 Workforce

± 53,330

−1.61%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.57%

This graphic shows the share of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations employed by various industries. Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) employs the largest share of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations at 44.9%, followed by Landscaping services with 36.4% and Elementary & secondary schools with 18.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations in the US. The workforce of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations in 2021 was 4,877,151 people, with 37.9% woman, and 62.1% men. The average age of male Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations in the workforce is 43.2 and of female Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations is 45.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations in 2021 was 4,877,151 people, with 37.9% woman, and 62.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (575,800 people), 50 to 54 years (550,482 people), and 45 to 49 years (519,667 people). Among them they concentrated 33.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 35% of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations workers were Hispanic and 65% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (80.7%), Salvadoran (10.5)%, and Puerto Rican (8.84)%

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Races

In 2021, 58.8% of the Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations workforce were White, of which 34.4% were women and 65.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15.4%) and Other (13.2%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, Coordination stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (80,958 people), Education (36,116 people), and Engineering (22,654 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (2,061,353 people), Some college (906,733 people), and Secondary Education (796,787 people).

The graphic shows the Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Time Management, Service Orientation.