In 2021, the industry with the most janitors and cleaners were in services to buildings and dwellings, with a workforce totaling over 800,000. The industry with the second largest workforce of janitors and cleaners was in elementary and secondary schools with approximately 300,000 employed.
Industries with the highest levels of employment of janitors and cleaners in the United States from 2020 to 2021
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Statistics on Commercial cleaning services in the U.S.
Industry overview
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- Premium Statistic Market size of janitorial services in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Industry revenue of “janitorial services“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
- Premium Statistic Industry revenue of “carpet and upholstery cleaning services“ in the U.S. 2012-2024
- Premium Statistic Size of the U.S. laundry facilities and dry cleaning services by segment 2014-2025
- Premium Statistic Market size of the U.S. laundry facilities and dry cleaning services 2014-2025
- Premium Statistic Market size of carpet cleaning services in the U.S. 2011-2022
Employment and wages
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- Premium Statistic Number of employees in cleaning occupations in the U.S. by job type 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual wages of employees in cleaning occupations in the U.S. by type 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Industries employing the most janitors and cleaners in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Full-time employees working in the cleaning/maintenance department in U.S. 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Facility management average tenure of cleaning/maintenance staff U.S. 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Main concerns of facility managers with their cleaning staff in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Hourly wage for front-line employees in facility management in U.S. 2022, by level
- Premium Statistic Outsourcing of cleaning services among facility managers U.S. 2021-2022
Leaders
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- Premium Statistic Jani-King's franchised establishments 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Coverall's global system-wide sales 2014-2021
- Basic Statistic Coverall's franchised establishments 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Jan-Pro's global system-wide sales 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Jan-Pro's franchised establishments 2014-2020
- Basic Statistic ServiceMaster - annual revenue 2014-2019
Services and cleaning supplies
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- Premium Statistic Share of facility management employees in U.S. 2017-2022, by facilities managed
- Premium Statistic Share of facility management employees by square footage maintained in U.S. 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Building services contractors: additional facility maintenance services 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Outsourcing of cleaning services among facility managers U.S. 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Resources used for learning by building services contractors 2021
- Premium Statistic Building services contractors: areas/surfaces they received complaints 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Most problematic areas/surfaces in cleaning/maintaining in U.S. 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Products building services contractors are responsible for purchasing 2021-2022
Further related statistics
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- Share of janitors and building cleaners in the U.S. 2020-2022, by gender
- Number of building cleaners in the U.S. 2013-2021
- Industries employing the most housekeeping cleaners in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Share of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in the U.S. 2020-2022, by gender
- Frequency of users of 'Household Cleaners' in FR 2021
- U.S. residential air purifier market value 2015-2021
- Sales share of the leading all purpose/disinfectant brands in the U.S. 2018
- Household cleaner sales in grocery outlets in the U.S. 2013
- Industry revenue of “janitorial services“ in New Jersey 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “janitorial services“ in New York 2012-2024
- Global residential air purifier market size 2015-2021
- Air cleaner sales worldwide 2013-2015
- Impact of new visa policy on city cleanliness Saudi Arabia 2019
- Retail unit sales of air cleaners in the U.S. 2010-2018
- Leading all purpose/disinfectant brands at U.S. grocery outlets 2013
- ServiceMaster - cost of services 2014-2019
- Areas of increased efficiency in cleaning services in the U.S. as of May 2015
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Statistics
- Share of janitors and building cleaners in the U.S. 2020-2022, by gender
- Number of building cleaners in the U.S. 2013-2021
- Industries employing the most housekeeping cleaners in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Share of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in the U.S. 2020-2022, by gender
- Frequency of users of 'Household Cleaners' in FR 2021
- U.S. residential air purifier market value 2015-2021
- Sales share of the leading all purpose/disinfectant brands in the U.S. 2018
- Household cleaner sales in grocery outlets in the U.S. 2013
- Industry revenue of “janitorial services“ in New Jersey 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “janitorial services“ in New York 2012-2024
- Global residential air purifier market size 2015-2021
- Air cleaner sales worldwide 2013-2015
- Impact of new visa policy on city cleanliness Saudi Arabia 2019
- Retail unit sales of air cleaners in the U.S. 2010-2018
- Leading all purpose/disinfectant brands at U.S. grocery outlets 2013
- ServiceMaster - cost of services 2014-2019
- Areas of increased efficiency in cleaning services in the U.S. as of May 2015
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2022). Industries with the highest levels of employment of janitors and cleaners in the United States from 2020 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324433/industries-with-the-highest-levels-of-employment-of-janitors-and-cleaners-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Industries with the highest levels of employment of janitors and cleaners in the United States from 2020 to 2021." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324433/industries-with-the-highest-levels-of-employment-of-janitors-and-cleaners-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Industries with the highest levels of employment of janitors and cleaners in the United States from 2020 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324433/industries-with-the-highest-levels-of-employment-of-janitors-and-cleaners-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Industries with The Highest Levels of Employment of Janitors and Cleaners in The United States from 2020 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324433/industries-with-the-highest-levels-of-employment-of-janitors-and-cleaners-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Industries with the highest levels of employment of janitors and cleaners in the United States from 2020 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324433/industries-with-the-highest-levels-of-employment-of-janitors-and-cleaners-us/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Industries with the highest levels of employment of janitors and cleaners in the United States from 2020 to 2021 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/324433/industries-with-the-highest-levels-of-employment-of-janitors-and-cleaners-us/