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

The group’s own figures in North Carolina

MeasureValue
Occupation group code37-0000
Employment135,330
Jobs per 1,00027.628
Location quotient0.95
Mean annual wage$35,610
Median annual wage$34,830
Mean hourly wage$17.12
Median hourly wage$16.74
10th percentile annual wage$26,010
25th percentile annual wage$29,290
75th percentile annual wage$38,230
90th percentile annual wage$46,440

Detailed occupations in this group in North Carolina

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina.

OccupationEmploymentMedian annual wageMean annual wage10th percentile annual wage90th percentile annual wageMedian hourly wage
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners53,170$32,630$32,820$23,730$40,690$15.69
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers33,450$36,890$37,580$29,120$46,270$17.74
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners32,320$30,380$32,260$24,520$38,050$14.61
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers5,650$44,240$45,360$31,670$62,490$21.27
Pest Control Workers4,550$37,530$41,330$29,220$58,150$18.05
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers4,210$55,880$57,120$42,180$76,310$26.87
Tree Trimmers and Pruners1,240$44,740$44,640$25,400$58,240$21.51
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation370$47,370$46,320$37,180$54,690$22.78
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other330$41,940$44,430$30,720$62,310$20.16
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other50$70,820$63,460$43,680$79,100$34.05

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