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

The group’s own figures in New York

MeasureValue
Occupation group code37-0000
Employment306,650
Jobs per 1,00032.138
Location quotient1.1
Mean annual wage$46,480
Median annual wage$42,910
Mean hourly wage$22.35
Median hourly wage$20.63
10th percentile annual wage$33,310
25th percentile annual wage$35,990
75th percentile annual wage$51,570
90th percentile annual wage$65,400

Detailed occupations in this group in New York

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

OccupationEmploymentMedian annual wageMean annual wage10th percentile annual wage90th percentile annual wageMedian hourly wage
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners186,370$39,920$44,210$32,970$61,500$19.19
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers49,430$44,690$45,030$33,660$59,880$21.49
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners45,640$42,890$49,680$32,380$81,010$20.62
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers11,090$57,210$59,940$39,770$81,350$27.51
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers6,000$65,380$68,610$47,630$96,120$31.43
Pest Control Workers3,870$48,470$54,240$39,180$75,640$23.31
Tree Trimmers and Pruners2,520$62,180$64,020$46,560$84,360$29.9
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation190$49,390$51,690$31,740$66,680$23.74
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other**$38,180$41,870$38,110$52,920$18.35

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=36&OCC_CODE=37-0000. the group row is AREA 36 / OCC_CODE 37-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 36 / 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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