Janitors & building cleaners

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2021 Workforce

2.36M

Average Age

45.5

Average Salary

$28,447

Average Male Salary

$31,944

Average Female Salary

$21,368

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 $28,447 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Janitors & building cleaners are Washington Heights, Inwood & Marble Hill PUMA, NY, Concourse, Highbridge & Mount Eden PUMA, NY, and Morris Heights, Fordham South & Mount Hope PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Janitors & building cleaners are Concourse, Highbridge & Mount Eden PUMA, NY, Morris Heights, Fordham South & Mount Hope PUMA, NY, and Bedford Park, Fordham North & Norwood PUMA, NY.

Service Occupations Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Janitors & building cleaners workforce. Janitors & building cleaners workforce in 2021 was 2,355,464 people, of which 33.1% were women and 66.9% were men. Janitors & building cleaners are paid most in Brookhaven Town (North) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Concourse, Highbridge & Mount Eden PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

1,576,617

Male Workforce

± 30.7k

778,847

Female Workforce

± 21.6k

The Janitors & building cleaners workforce in 2021 was 2,355,464 people (33.1% women and 66.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −0.901% between 2014 (2,376,887) and 2021 (2,355,464).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Janitors & building cleaners.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($34,799), Massachusetts ($33,585), and Hawaii ($33,467).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$28,447

AVERAGE WAGE

#467 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Janitors & building cleaners earned an average of $28,447, $31,148 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Janitors & building cleaners in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.396

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Janitors & building cleaners had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.396, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Janitors & building cleaners (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Janitors & building cleaners compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Janitors & building cleaners 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 Janitors & building cleaners, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Janitors & building cleaners, by average wage, is Pipeline transportation ($105,071).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

2.36M

2021 Workforce

± 37,383

−1.1%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.26%

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 55.1%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 34.9% and Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers with 10%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Janitors & building cleaners in the US. The workforce of Janitors & building cleaners in 2021 was 2,355,464 people, with 33.1% woman, and 66.9% men. The average age of male Janitors & building cleaners in the workforce is 45.3 and of female Janitors & building cleaners is 45.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Janitors & building cleaners is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Janitors & building cleaners in 2021 was 2,355,464 people, with 33.1% woman, and 66.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (312,235 people), 50 to 54 years (282,734 people), and 60 to 64 years (252,603 people). Among them they concentrated 36% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 31.4% of Janitors & building cleaners workers were Hispanic and 68.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (78.3%), Puerto Rican (11.3)%, and Salvadoran (10.3)%

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Races

In 2021, 59% of the Janitors & building cleaners workforce were White, of which 31.2% were women and 68.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.3%) and Other (11.7%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

Among the necessary skills for Janitors & building cleaners, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Janitors & building cleaners need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

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 Janitors & building cleaners in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (31,376 people), Education (16,259 people), and Engineering (11,429 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Janitors & building cleaners workers were High School or Equivalent (1,055,441 people), Some college (469,669 people), and Secondary Education (355,359 people).

The graphic shows the Janitors & building cleaners workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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, Critical Thinking.