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Also called cabin cleaner, cleaner, hospital cleaner and house cleaner.
$35,510
Median pay a year
860,670
People do this work
6
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Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner
Summary
Housekeeping cleaner maintaining cleanliness in private homes and commercial spaces by cleaning rooms, hallways, and restrooms, replenishing supplies, and reporting any damage or theft
Experience
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Cleaned rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, and other areas to meet health standards
Carried linens, towels, and cleaning supplies using wheeled carts
Emptied wastebaskets and cleaned ashtrays, transporting trash to disposal areas
Replenished supplies like drinking glasses, linens, and bathroom items
Cleaned rugs, carpets, and furniture using vacuum cleaners and shampooers
Reported damage and theft to supervisors while protecting hotel property
Skills
Core Skills
Cleaning furniture and fixtures, Cleaning building walls and floors, Moving furniture, Cleaning facilities and sites, Cleaning equipment and supplies, Decorating spaces, Monitoring building premises, Disposing of trash, Inventorying materials or equipment
Checking & Planning
Sorting materials or products
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Kept storage areas clean and stockedCarried linens and cleaning suppliesCleaned rooms and hallwaysEmptied wastebaskets and trashSwept and polished floorsReplenished supplies like glasses and linens
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Maintained clean and organized storage areas, ensuring all cleaning supplies were well-stocked and accessible.
Cleaned rooms, hallways, and common areas, contributing to a welcoming and hygienic environment.
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Add how often you checked and restocked supplies.
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Maintained clean and organized storage areas every shift I worked, ensuring all cleaning supplies were well-stocked and accessible
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Every shift I workedSeveral times a dayAt least once daily
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Show what improved in cleanliness or guest satisfaction because you did this.
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Cleaned rooms, hallways, and common areas, contributing to a welcoming and hygienic environment.
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Guests commented on the cleanlinessHealth inspections passed without issuesFewer complaints about cleanliness
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Cleaning furniture and fixtures
Cleaning building walls and floors
Moving furniture
Inventorying materials or equipment
Cleaning facilities and sites
Cleaning equipment and supplies
Decorating spaces
Monitoring building premises
Sorting materials or products
Disposing of trash
Operating garment treatment equipment
Moving supplies
The work itself
What a Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$30,350
Median
$35,510
75th percentile
$39,590
About 860,670 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$35,470
$37,370
$45,650
AL
$25,440
$27,480
$29,640
AR
$26,670
$27,960
$29,590
AZ
$34,230
$35,640
$38,760
CA
$36,990
$42,660
$49,330
CO
$35,710
$37,560
$42,860
CT
$35,220
$36,170
$37,980
DC
$38,340
$42,260
$52,960
DE
$31,200
$34,150
$36,480
FL
$30,260
$33,860
$37,070
GA
$27,210
$29,770
$35,490
HI
$45,860
$51,600
$60,430
IA
$29,500
$32,620
$36,230
ID
$29,090
$34,560
$36,510
IL
$34,590
$36,380
$43,150
IN
$29,210
$31,420
$36,320
KS
$27,870
$31,100
$35,480
KY
$27,940
$30,880
$36,100
LA
$22,590
$26,600
$29,170
MA
$36,700
$38,950
$45,120
MD
$33,720
$35,500
$37,670
ME
$36,330
$37,630
$41,490
MI
$30,110
$34,650
$36,500
MN
$34,880
$37,470
$41,720
MO
$30,100
$33,670
$36,670
MS
$21,990
$25,360
$28,910
MT
$29,800
$35,740
$39,460
NC
$28,640
$31,310
$36,930
ND
$30,700
$35,050
$37,580
NE
$30,160
$34,170
$36,140
NH
$35,780
$36,920
$39,370
NJ
$35,050
$37,980
$42,480
NM
$28,670
$30,480
$34,020
NV
$35,030
$46,550
$50,140
NY
$35,820
$41,950
$57,980
OH
$29,120
$32,170
$35,630
OK
$24,540
$28,620
$34,540
OR
$35,780
$37,590
$42,880
PA
$29,220
$33,870
$36,930
PR
$21,840
$22,550
$23,940
RI
$36,190
$37,540
$40,580
SC
$27,820
$30,260
$34,910
SD
$28,640
$29,950
$34,540
TN
$28,350
$30,850
$35,140
TX
$26,650
$29,660
$34,250
UT
$31,420
$36,270
$39,520
VA
$29,670
$33,820
$36,710
VT
$36,010
$37,680
$42,850
WA
$37,690
$42,180
$45,730
WI
$31,030
$35,530
$37,520
WV
$25,310
$28,090
$32,240
WY
$27,940
$31,870
$37,980
Other names
Other names for this job
cabin cleaner, cleaner, hospital cleaner, house cleaner, housekeeping cleaner, room cleaner, service cleaner, housecleaner, bed maker, bunk house worker, butler, chambermaid.
More names for this work
charwoman, cleaning maid, cleaning matron, cleaning porter, cleaning team member, commercial housekeeper, cottage attendant, curtain worker, dining room maid, domestic helper, domestic laundry worker, domestic maid, dormitory maid, downstairs maid, drapery worker, environmental services aide, environmental services worker, furniture duster, general house worker, guest room attendant, GRA, hall worker, home housekeeper, hospitality team member, hotel maid, house attendant, house worker, household worker, housekeeper, housekeeping attendant, housekeeping department worker, housekeeping houseperson, housekeeping laundry worker, housekeeping room attendant, housemaid, houseperson, industrial housekeeper, linen folder, linen keeper, linen room custodian, linen room worker, linen worker, lodging facilities attendant, lodging house keeper, lounge maid, maid, motel maid, parlor maid.
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This page is about the occupation Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.