Janitors & building cleaners

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2020 Workforce

2.38M

Average Age

45.3

Average Salary

$27,039

Average Male Salary

$30,378

Average Female Salary

$20,194

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 $27,039 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Janitors & building cleaners are Washington Heights, Inwood & Marble Hill PUMA, NY, Concourse, Highbridge & Mount Eden PUMA, NY, and Bedford Park, Fordham North & Norwood 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 2020 was 2,381,639 people, of which 32.8% were women and 67.2% 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

1,600,900

Male Workforce

± 30.9k

780,739

Female Workforce

± 21.6k

The Janitors & building cleaners workforce in 2020 was 2,381,639 people (32.8% women and 67.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 0.2% between 2014 (2,376,887) and 2020 (2,381,639).

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 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New York ($33,453), Hawaii ($32,447), and Massachusetts ($31,307).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$27,039

AVERAGE WAGE

#469 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Janitors & building cleaners earned an average of $27,039, $28,915 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Janitors & building cleaners in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.399

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Janitors & building cleaners had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.399, 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 Pottery, ceramics, & plumbing fixture manufacturing ($196,714).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

2.38M

2020 Workforce

± 37,583

−2.31%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.27%

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 54.5%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 34.7% and Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers with 10.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Janitors & building cleaners in the US. The workforce of Janitors & building cleaners in 2020 was 2,381,639 people, with 32.8% woman, and 67.2% men. The average age of male Janitors & building cleaners in the workforce is 45.1 and of female Janitors & building cleaners is 45.7, 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 2020 was 2,381,639 people, with 32.8% woman, and 67.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (314,347 people), 50 to 54 years (292,214 people), and 45 to 49 years (248,951 people). Among them they concentrated 35.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 30.9% of Janitors & building cleaners workers were Hispanic and 69.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (78.2%), Puerto Rican (11.3)%, and Salvadoran (10.5)%

You can review this information by gender using the selectors above.

Races

In 2020, 62.5% of the Janitors & building cleaners workforce were White, of which 31.6% were women and 68.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (17.5%) and Other (10.7%).

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 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (31,080 people), Education (16,134 people), and Engineering (11,639 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Janitors & building cleaners workers were High School or Equivalent (1,056,682 people), Some college (486,914 people), and Secondary Education (365,617 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.