Building & Grounds
Custodial Supervisors
SOC 37-1011
Lead custodial crews and maintain building cleanliness standards.
The job
Median pay
$49k
$40k to $63k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.2% projected
Openings a year
31k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
11/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
35th pct
More exposed than 35% of occupations · modeled estimate · 55th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
48/100
Key skills
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Learning Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 18,060 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $61k |
| Florida | 15,320 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $46k |
| Texas | 13,370 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $42k |
| New York | 11,620 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Pennsylvania | 6,250 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Virginia | 5,900 | 1.4 | 1.3× | $49k |
| Georgia | 5,810 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Ohio | 5,730 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $46k |
| New Jersey | 5,600 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $55k |
| North Carolina | 5,550 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $47k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5,090 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $49k |
| Nevada | 4,100 | 2.6 | 2.3× | $50k |
| Colorado | 4,070 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $55k |
| Massachusetts | 4,000 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $60k |
| Michigan | 3,870 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Maryland | 3,550 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Tennessee | 3,510 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $47k |
| South Carolina | 3,200 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $45k |
| Missouri | 3,130 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Arizona | 3,050 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Kentucky | 2,920 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $46k |
| Washington | 2,910 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $64k |
| Indiana | 2,840 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $51k |
| Wisconsin | 2,740 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Alabama | 2,550 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Louisiana | 2,470 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $39k |
| Oregon | 2,470 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $56k |
| Oklahoma | 2,290 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $40k |
| Minnesota | 2,270 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $54k |
| Utah | 2,240 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $52k |
| Connecticut | 2,110 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $57k |
| Iowa | 2,000 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Kansas | 1,570 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $50k |
| Mississippi | 1,550 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $42k |
| Hawaii | 1,500 | 2.4 | 2.1× | $59k |
| Arkansas | 1,490 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Washington DC | 1,460 | 2.1 | 1.8× | $48k |
| Nebraska | 1,260 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $49k |
| Idaho | 1,220 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $48k |
| New Mexico | 890 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $45k |
| Rhode Island | 800 | 1.6 | 1.4× | $64k |
| Delaware | 790 | 1.6 | 1.4× | $51k |
| Montana | 760 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $48k |
| New Hampshire | 750 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $55k |
| West Virginia | 740 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $41k |
| Maine | 670 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $56k |
| South Dakota | 610 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Alaska | 600 | 1.8 | 1.6× | $57k |
| Wyoming | 580 | 2.1 | 1.8× | $48k |
| North Dakota | 490 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $54k |
| Vermont | 420 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $59k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ11,670 jobs · $60k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5,190 jobs · $61k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV5,140 jobs · $51k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL4,510 jobs · $45k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN3,910 jobs · $51k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,680 jobs · $39k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,310 jobs · $45k median
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV3,200 jobs · $51k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Custodial Supervisors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.