Skilled Trades
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.
Median salary (BLS)
$55,000
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$34k – $99k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $70,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Entry / Junior
$34,100
~2 yrs to advance
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Established
$55,000
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Senior
$77,000
Key skills
A typical day
- •Service, clean, or supply restrooms.
- •Gather and empty trash.
- •Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
- •Monitor building security and safety by performing tasks such as locking doors after operating hours or checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.
- •Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.