Janitors & building cleaners

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Total Workforce

2.49M

Average Age

45.1

Estimated Job Growth

13%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$25,643

Average Male Salary

$28,899

Average Female Salary

$18,470

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About

Janitors & building cleaners are most often employed by the Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) industry. The average yearly wage for Janitors & building cleaners was $25,643 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Janitors & building cleaners by wage are Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers , Massage therapists, and Telemarketers.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Janitors & building cleaners are Bedford Park, Fordham North & Norwood PUMA, NY, Jamaica, Hollis & St. Albans PUMA, NY, and Santa Ana City (East) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Janitors & building cleaners are Bedford Park, Fordham North & Norwood PUMA, NY, Hunts Point, Longwood & Melrose PUMA, NY, and Revere, Chelsea & Winthrop Town Cities PUMA, MA.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Janitors & building cleaners and on wages and locations for those in the field. Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) is the industry that employs the most Janitors & building cleaners, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Janitors & building cleaners, by average wage, is Miscellaneous paper & pulp products. Janitors & building cleaners are paid most in Louisville/Jefferson County (Northeast) PUMA, KY but are relatively concentrated in Bedford Park, Fordham North & Norwood PUMA, NY.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$25,643

AVERAGE SALARY

± $390

In 2017, Janitors & building cleaners earned an average of $25,643, $26,422 less than than the average national salary of $52,065.

Telemarketers make somewhat more than Janitors & building cleaners while Helpersinstallation, maintenance, & repair workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Janitors & building cleaners as measured by average annual salary in the US.

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Wage Distribution

0.406

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Janitors & building cleaners had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.406, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Janitors & building cleaners (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Louisville/Jefferson County (Northeast) PUMA, KY

  2. Orlando (North), Winter Park & Maitland Cities PUMA, FL

  3. Keansburg Borough PUMA, NJ

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Janitors & building cleaners.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Janitors & building cleaners

  1. Revere, Chelsea & Winthrop Town Cities PUMA, MA

  2. Bedford Park, Fordham North & Norwood PUMA, NY

  3. Mattapan & Roxbury PUMA, MA

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Janitors & building cleaners.

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Janitors & building cleaners, by number of employees, are Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction), Elementary & secondary schools, and Real estate.

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Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Janitors & building cleaners, by average wage, are Miscellaneous paper & pulp products, Coal mining, and Pipeline transportation.

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Industries by Share

2.49M

2017 Workforce

± 38,417

2.04%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.15%

The number of people employed as Janitors & building cleaners has been growing at a rate of 2.04%, from 2,440,667 people in 2016 to 2,490,527 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Janitors & building cleaners employed by various industries. Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction) employs the largest share of Janitors & building cleaners at  23.2%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 15% and Real estate with 6.6%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Janitors & building cleaners in the US. The average age of male Janitors & building cleaners in the workforce is 45 and of female Janitors & building cleaners is 45.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Janitors & building cleaners is White.

Gender Composition

1.71M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 31,947

777k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 21,591

68.8% of Janitors & building cleaners are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Janitors & building cleaners.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Janitors & building cleaners

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Other

65.6% of Janitors & building cleaners are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 16.9% of Janitors & building cleaners, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Janitors & building cleaners.

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Age by Gender

45

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.29

45.4

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.401

The median age of Janitors & building cleaners is 45.1, and Male employees are generally 0.4 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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Education

Data on higher education choices for Janitors & building cleaners from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Janitors & building cleaners is Business but a relatively high number of Janitors & building cleaners hold a major in Theology.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Business

  2. Education

  3. Engineering

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Theology

  2. Transportation

  3. Engineering Technologies

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Janitors & building cleaners from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Janitors & building cleaners need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Service Orientation, and Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Janitors & building cleaners need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Troubleshooting.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Janitors & building cleaners from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Janitors & building cleaners are expected to see a growth of 13% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow higher than the national average.

Job Growth

13%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Janitors & building cleaners. This profession is expected to grow faster than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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