Occupations/37-1011.00

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

38%

More resilient

Human characteristics

61%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

60%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Advise managers, desk clerks, or admitting personnel of rooms ready for occupancy.

  • Mostly routine

    Select the most suitable cleaning materials for different types of linens, furniture, flooring, and surfaces.

  • Mostly routine

    Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Supervise in-house services, such as laundries, maintenance and repair, dry cleaning, or valet services.
  2. 02Select the most suitable cleaning materials for different types of linens, furniture, flooring, and surfaces.
  3. 03Advise managers, desk clerks, or admitting personnel of rooms ready for occupancy.
  4. 04Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.
  5. 05Perform or assist with cleaning duties as necessary.
  6. 06Plan and prepare employee work schedules.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.43
  • Degree of automation2.13
  • Time sitting2.41
  • Originality (ability)2.62
  • Conflict situations3.19
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.24
  • Outdoors / weather2.38
  • Disease exposure2.82
  • Decision freedom3.63

Top abilities

  • Oral Expression3.88
  • Oral Comprehension3.62
  • Speech Recognition3.25
  • Speech Clarity3.25
  • Problem Sensitivity3.25
  • Near Vision3.25
  • Information Ordering3.25
  • Deductive Reasoning3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.00
  • Active Listening3.12
  • Writing2.88
  • Speaking3.25
  • Mathematics2.12
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking3.12
  • Active Learning2.88
  • Learning Strategies3.12
  • Monitoring3.25

CIP matches

46.0401Building/Property Maintenance

Schools offering related programs

10 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

InstitutionProgramTuitionAdmitGrad 6-yrEarnings

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$17,40064%83%

1 yr $55,443

2 yr $48,198

Bachelor's · CIP 46.04

Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$9,80071%61%

1 yr —

2 yr $52,107

Certificate · CIP 46.04

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$9,90077%58%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Bachelor's · CIP 46.04

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$6,000100%31%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Certificate · CIP 46.04

Rochester Community and Technical College

Rochester, MN · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$6,200100%33%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$6,200100%38%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$6,100100%36%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Granite Falls, MN · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$6,000100%37%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported

Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, VA · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$5,700100%35%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Certificate · CIP 46.04

Anoka Technical College

Anoka, MN · Public

Building/Property Maintenance

46.0401

$6,300100%48%

1 yr —

2 yr —

Not reported