Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations

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2020 Workforce

4.96M

Average Age

43.8

Average Salary

$27,288

Average Male Salary

$31,071

Average Female Salary

$21,162

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 $27,288 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations by wage are Healthcare Support Occupations, Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations, and Personal Care & Service Occupations.

Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations are part of the Service Occupations, along with Healthcare Support Occupations, Protective service occupations, Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations, Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, and Personal Care & Service Occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations are Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, Santa Ana City (East) PUMA, CA, and Indio, Coachella, Blythe & La Quinta (East) Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations are Las Vegas City (Southeast) PUMA, NV, Collier County (East) PUMA, FL, and Lake Worth City, Lantana Town & Atlantis City PUMA, FL.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations 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 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 U. S. Armed Forces: Branch Not Specified. 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.

Yearly Wage

$27,288

AVERAGE SALARY

± $313

In 2020, Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations earned an average of $27,288, $28,666 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Healthcare Support Occupations make somewhat more than Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations while Personal Care & Service Occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.401

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.401, which is lower than 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).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, by number of employees, are Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction), Landscaping services, Traveler accommodation, Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Amusement & Recreation, Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Private households, Restaurants & Food Services, and Nursing Care Facilities.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, by average wage, are U. S. Armed Forces: Branch Not Specified, Pottery, ceramics, & plumbing fixture manufacturing , and Petroleum refining.

Industries by Share

4.96M

2020 Workforce

± 53,740

−2.35%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.56%

The number of people employed as Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations has been declining at a rate of −2.35%, from 5,076,403 people in 2019 to 4,957,004 people in 2020.

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 19.8%, followed by Landscaping services with 16.3% and Traveler accommodation with 8.55%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations in the US. The average age of male Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations in the workforce is 43 and of female Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations is 45, and the most common race/ethnicity for Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

3.06M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 42,534

1.89M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 33,556

61.8% of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

44% of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 18.6% of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.214

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.25

The median age of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations is 43.8, and Male employees are generally 1.96 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations hold a major in Agriculture.

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

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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 Operation and Control and Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources, Management of Financial Resources, and Management of Personnel Resources.