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Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations in Maine, May 2024

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations group in Maine. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.

The group’s own figures in Maine

MeasureValue
Occupation group code37-0000
Employment22,800
Jobs per 1,00035.886
Location quotient1.23
Mean annual wage$42,400
Median annual wage$39,280
Mean hourly wage$20.38
Median hourly wage$18.89
10th percentile annual wage$33,420
25th percentile annual wage$35,980
75th percentile annual wage$47,120
90th percentile annual wage$53,470

Detailed occupations in this group in Maine

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Maine, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Maine.

OccupationEmploymentMedian annual wageMean annual wage10th percentile annual wage90th percentile annual wageMedian hourly wage
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners9,800$38,560$40,820$33,500$48,980$18.54
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers6,020$45,470$44,480$33,980$52,920$21.86
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners4,860$36,450$37,080$31,680$43,580$17.53
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers770$50,240$53,470$40,510$73,360$24.15
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers770$62,220$61,870$46,230$75,470$29.91
Pest Control Workers320$49,940$51,380$40,090$62,950$24.01
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other140$39,640$45,600$35,610$63,010$19.06
Tree Trimmers and Pruners60$57,820$67,000$50,590$88,910$27.8

Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=23&OCC_CODE=37-0000. the group row is AREA 23 / OCC_CODE 37-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 23 / OCC_CODE 37-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.

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