Building & Grounds
Maids & Housekeeping
SOC 37-2012
Clean rooms and homes to a standard, fast and thoroughly.
The job
Median pay
$36k
$30k to $40k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Stable
+0.6% projected
Openings a year
176k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
6/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
1st pct
More exposed than 1% of occupations · modeled estimate · 2nd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
48/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
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 | 103,430 | 5.7 | 1.0× | $43k |
| Florida | 79,550 | 8.0 | 1.4× | $34k |
| Texas | 63,110 | 4.5 | 0.8× | $30k |
| New York | 41,740 | 4.3 | 0.8× | $42k |
| North Carolina | 33,080 | 6.7 | 1.2× | $31k |
| Ohio | 28,930 | 5.2 | 0.9× | $32k |
| Illinois | 26,150 | 4.3 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Pennsylvania | 25,650 | 4.2 | 0.8× | $34k |
| Nevada | 24,380 | 15.7 | 2.8× | $47k |
| Virginia | 23,120 | 5.6 | 1.0× | $34k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 21,180 | 6.5 | 1.2× | $36k |
| Tennessee | 20,500 | 6.3 | 1.1× | $31k |
| Colorado | 19,280 | 6.7 | 1.2× | $38k |
| Michigan | 18,690 | 4.2 | 0.8× | $35k |
| Georgia | 18,510 | 3.8 | 0.7× | $30k |
| Washington | 18,480 | 5.2 | 0.9× | $42k |
| New Jersey | 18,360 | 4.3 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Missouri | 15,360 | 5.2 | 0.9× | $34k |
| Massachusetts | 14,910 | 4.1 | 0.7× | $39k |
| Minnesota | 14,890 | 5.0 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Maryland | 14,690 | 5.3 | 1.0× | $36k |
| Wisconsin | 14,520 | 4.9 | 0.9× | $36k |
| South Carolina | 14,500 | 6.3 | 1.1× | $30k |
| Oregon | 12,920 | 6.6 | 1.2× | $38k |
| Louisiana | 12,440 | 6.4 | 1.2× | $27k |
| Kentucky | 12,040 | 6.0 | 1.1× | $31k |
| Oklahoma | 11,810 | 6.9 | 1.3× | $29k |
| Hawaii | 11,120 | 17.7 | 3.2× | $52k |
| Indiana | 11,050 | 3.5 | 0.6× | $31k |
| Utah | 10,250 | 5.9 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Mississippi | 8,320 | 7.2 | 1.3× | $25k |
| Alabama | 8,290 | 3.9 | 0.7× | $27k |
| Iowa | 8,160 | 5.2 | 0.9× | $33k |
| Kansas | 7,540 | 5.2 | 0.9× | $31k |
| Arkansas | 6,930 | 5.3 | 1.0× | $28k |
| Connecticut | 6,680 | 3.9 | 0.7× | $36k |
| Nebraska | 6,250 | 6.1 | 1.1× | $34k |
| Idaho | 6,210 | 7.2 | 1.3× | $35k |
| New Mexico | 6,180 | 7.1 | 1.3× | $30k |
| West Virginia | 6,110 | 8.7 | 1.6× | $28k |
| Montana | 5,380 | 10.5 | 1.9× | $36k |
| Maine | 4,960 | 7.7 | 1.4× | $38k |
| Washington DC | 3,800 | 5.4 | 1.0× | $42k |
| South Dakota | 3,540 | 7.7 | 1.4× | $30k |
| New Hampshire | 3,170 | 4.6 | 0.8× | $37k |
| North Dakota | 2,880 | 6.7 | 1.2× | $35k |
| Wyoming | 2,800 | 10.0 | 1.8× | $32k |
| Rhode Island | 2,710 | 5.4 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Alaska | 2,440 | 7.5 | 1.4× | $37k |
| Vermont | 1,830 | 6.0 | 1.1× | $38k |
| Delaware | 1,820 | 3.8 | 0.7× | $34k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ40,030 jobs · $44k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA34,440 jobs · $44k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL22,370 jobs · $34k median
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV20,800 jobs · $48k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN18,260 jobs · $37k median
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL17,810 jobs · $35k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX17,480 jobs · $32k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV15,860 jobs · $38k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Maids & Housekeeping 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.