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

The group’s own figures in West Virginia

MeasureValue
Occupation group code37-0000
Employment21,470
Jobs per 1,00030.612
Location quotient1.05
Mean annual wage$33,160
Median annual wage$30,140
Mean hourly wage$15.94
Median hourly wage$14.49
10th percentile annual wage$22,490
25th percentile annual wage$26,950
75th percentile annual wage$37,200
90th percentile annual wage$47,740

Detailed occupations in this group in West Virginia

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in West Virginia, 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 West Virginia.

OccupationEmploymentMedian annual wageMean annual wage10th percentile annual wage90th percentile annual wageMedian hourly wage
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners9,390$30,590$32,510$22,480$43,790$14.71
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners5,810$27,710$27,990$21,780$35,270$13.32
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers3,170$30,310$32,310$24,020$39,950$14.57
Tree Trimmers and Pruners1,350$47,960$47,560$38,000$56,170$23.06
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers780$38,190$42,020$27,040$58,210$18.36
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers440$48,960$50,610$35,740$74,650$23.54
Pest Control Workers360$37,930$40,980$28,290$59,560$18.24
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other70$45,350$46,420$29,180$79,100$21.8
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other60$39,760$42,980$31,560$59,320$19.11
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation40$36,860$37,680$32,950$44,540$17.72

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=54&OCC_CODE=37-0000. the group row is AREA 54 / OCC_CODE 37-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 54 / 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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