Career
First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
Lead cleaning and custodial teams.
$49,100
Median pay
+3.2%
Job growth, 2025–35
30,800
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Supervise in-house services, such as laundries, maintenance and repair, dry cleaning, or valet services.
- Select the most suitable cleaning materials for different types of linens, furniture, flooring, and surfaces.
- Advise managers, desk clerks, or admitting personnel of rooms ready for occupancy.
- Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.
- Perform or assist with cleaning duties as necessary.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on persuasion & leadership, then information & systems?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Supervise in-house services, such as laundries, maintenance and repair, dry cleaning, or valet services.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Management of Personnel Resources, Speaking, Coordination, Time Management.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $49,100 a year and 30,800 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Building/Property MaintenanceCIP 46.0401
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,500 · +0.1%
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,860 · +4.1%
- First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,560 · +5.3%
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,450 · +1.8%
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$48,590 · +6.3%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.