Building & Grounds
Window Cleaners
SOC 37-2099
Clean windows on commercial buildings, including at height.
The job
Median pay
$40k
Estimated
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
Estimated
Openings a year
20k
Estimated
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI exposure
Not measured
No task data or O*NET work context for this role, so it is not ranked
Future-proof
42/100
Key skills
- Height work
- Safety
- Squeegee technique
- Reliability
- Physical fitness
Pay and jobs by state: Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (group)
Group figures. BLS reports no numbers for Window Cleaners on its own; this is the group it belongs to. 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 | 509,190 | 28.0 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Texas | 354,220 | 25.2 | 0.9× | $35k |
| Florida | 345,740 | 34.8 | 1.2× | $36k |
| New York | 312,210 | 32.2 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Illinois | 167,910 | 27.5 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Pennsylvania | 166,320 | 27.4 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Ohio | 150,400 | 27.1 | 0.9× | $37k |
| North Carolina | 137,290 | 27.8 | 0.9× | $36k |
| New Jersey | 129,560 | 30.2 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Michigan | 129,430 | 29.4 | 1.0× | $37k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 128,150 | 31.2 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Georgia | 120,460 | 24.6 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Massachusetts | 104,310 | 28.7 | 1.0× | $47k |
| Washington | 96,610 | 27.2 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Arizona | 91,890 | 28.4 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Indiana | 89,410 | 27.9 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Colorado | 88,630 | 30.8 | 1.1× | $42k |
| Tennessee | 87,580 | 26.7 | 0.9× | $35k |
| Wisconsin | 87,380 | 29.7 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Maryland | 83,400 | 30.2 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Missouri | 82,870 | 28.2 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Minnesota | 82,320 | 27.9 | 0.9× | $41k |
| Nevada | 74,820 | 48.2 | 1.6× | $42k |
| South Carolina | 69,700 | 30.2 | 1.0× | $35k |
| Oregon | 57,960 | 29.5 | 1.0× | $42k |
| Louisiana | 56,000 | 28.9 | 1.0× | $30k |
| Connecticut | 54,410 | 32.1 | 1.1× | $40k |
| Utah | 54,000 | 31.1 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Alabama | 53,490 | 25.3 | 0.9× | $32k |
| Kentucky | 53,490 | 26.7 | 0.9× | $35k |
| Oklahoma | 50,840 | 29.8 | 1.0× | $32k |
| Iowa | 45,640 | 29.3 | 1.0× | $36k |
| Kansas | 38,630 | 26.9 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Arkansas | 37,640 | 28.9 | 1.0× | $31k |
| Mississippi | 33,600 | 28.9 | 1.0× | $29k |
| Hawaii | 32,910 | 52.4 | 1.8× | $47k |
| Nebraska | 29,800 | 29.1 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Idaho | 28,930 | 33.7 | 1.1× | $37k |
| New Mexico | 27,710 | 31.8 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Washington DC | 22,640 | 32.3 | 1.1× | $39k |
| Maine | 22,580 | 35.2 | 1.2× | $41k |
| West Virginia | 21,950 | 31.3 | 1.1× | $31k |
| New Hampshire | 21,050 | 30.8 | 1.1× | $43k |
| Montana | 20,620 | 40.3 | 1.4× | $38k |
| South Dakota | 17,030 | 37.2 | 1.3× | $35k |
| Delaware | 16,850 | 34.8 | 1.2× | $36k |
| Rhode Island | 16,130 | 32.2 | 1.1× | $43k |
| North Dakota | 13,120 | 30.6 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Vermont | 10,930 | 36.0 | 1.2× | $44k |
| Wyoming | 10,840 | 38.6 | 1.3× | $37k |
| Alaska | 9,660 | 29.7 | 1.0× | $41k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ300,120 jobs · $45k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA164,470 jobs · $43k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN122,840 jobs · $40k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV102,880 jobs · $39k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX97,610 jobs · $36k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL97,310 jobs · $36k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX88,660 jobs · $34k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD78,820 jobs · $38k median
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Explore Window Cleaners interactively →Pay and outlook for this occupation are Career Atlas estimates: BLS does not publish it on its own. Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.