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Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.

The group’s own figures in New Jersey

MeasureValue
Occupation group code37-0000
Employment128,330
Jobs per 1,00030.191
Location quotient1.04
Mean annual wage$42,220
Median annual wage$37,980
Mean hourly wage$20.3
Median hourly wage$18.26
10th percentile annual wage$31,470
25th percentile annual wage$35,190
75th percentile annual wage$45,920
90th percentile annual wage$58,160

Detailed occupations in this group in New Jersey

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey.

OccupationEmploymentMedian annual wageMean annual wage10th percentile annual wage90th percentile annual wageMedian hourly wage
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners67,590$37,320$40,000$31,470$51,300$17.94
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers28,940$40,390$42,470$32,770$53,870$19.42
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners18,050$36,670$37,260$31,470$44,790$17.63
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers5,170$57,210$57,900$39,750$77,640$27.5
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers2,640$76,060$73,640$50,870$98,030$36.57
Pest Control Workers2,480$46,370$49,710$38,560$62,970$22.29
Tree Trimmers and Pruners1,540$61,660$59,350$34,940$74,780$29.65
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other1,160$48,840$55,540$31,470$81,320$23.48
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation680$55,680$52,740$39,840$55,680$26.77
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other**$46,650$52,360$34,610$79,100$22.43

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=34&OCC_CODE=37-0000. the group row is AREA 34 / OCC_CODE 37-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 34 / 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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