# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/janitors-and-cleaners-except-maids-and-housekeeping-cleaners
- SOC code: 37-2011.00
- Career family: Building and grounds
- Median annual pay: $36,840 (10th percentile $28,640, 90th percentile $50,270)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.2%
- Openings a year: 321,800
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 96 |
| Investigative (I) | 2 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 18 |
| Enterprising (E) | 11 |
| Conventional (C) | 60 |

## What you'd do

- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 79/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 72/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 70/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 68/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 68/100)
- Getting Information (importance 66/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 65/100)
- Developing and Building Teams (importance 63/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 62/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 60/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Time Management, Active Learning, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation

## Knowledge

Public Safety and Security, Administration and Management, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Transportation, Law and Government, Telecommunications, Personnel and Human Resources, Communications and Media, Administrative

## Also called

Airport Attendant, Alley Cleaner, Blinds Cleaner, Blinds Washer, Brass Cleaner, Brass Polisher, Building Attendant, Building Custodian, Building Exterior Cleaner, Building Maintenance Custodian

## Related careers

- [Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/maids-and-housekeeping-cleaners): $35,510 median pay
- [Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cleaners-of-vehicles-and-equipment): $35,830 median pay
- [Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/laundry-and-dry-cleaning-workers): $34,890 median pay
- [Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/septic-tank-servicers-and-sewer-pipe-cleaners): $49,880 median pay
- [Dishwashers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dishwashers): $34,810 median pay
- [Recycling and Reclamation Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/recycling-and-reclamation-workers): $40,240 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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