Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
What Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Do
Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties may include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.0/5
- English Languageimportance 3.2/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.2/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 2.9/5
- Chemistryimportance 2.5/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.4/5
- Production and Processingimportance 2.2/5
- Communications and Mediaimportance 2.1/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Spend Time Standing4.8/5
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions4.8/5
- Spend Time Walking or Running4.5/5
- Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body4.5/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.4/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.3/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Waiters and Waitresses97% skill match
- Flight Attendants97% skill match
- Gambling Cage Workers97% skill match
- Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners96% skill match
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers96% skill match
- Cooks, Short Order96% skill match
- Gambling Dealers96% skill match
- Food Preparation Workers95% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.0/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 2.9/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.1/5
- Negotiationimportance 2.1/5
- Instructingimportance 2.1/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- Blink
- Computerized bed control system software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Eko
- Email software
- Inventory tracking software
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Humility
- Optimism
- Perseverance
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- SocialLow
- EnterprisingLow
- ArtisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where maids and housekeeping cleaners make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Kahului-Wailuku, HI5.53× national avg
- 2Flagstaff, AZ4.15× national avg
- 3Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV3.31× national avg
- 4Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ2.92× national avg
- 5Bozeman, MT2.76× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender HelpersCareer Change
- Fast Food and Counter WorkersCareer Change
- Food Servers, NonrestaurantCareer Change
- Food Preparation WorkersCareer Change
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