Headline risk
2%
Very Low RiskMaids and housekeeping cleaners
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Weighted task overlap from O*NET
Median annual from BLS OEWS
BLS employment projections
O*NET job zone level
Occupation profile
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.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Method contract
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 34,660
Employment 2024
1356.8K
Projected Change
0.4%
Openings
193.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met. AI 0%
- 2. Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts. AI 0%
- 3. Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy. AI 0%
- 4. Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas. AI 0%
- 5. Dust and polish furniture and equipment. AI 0%
- 6. Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines. AI 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 46.2 · 1.4M employed
Under 25: 9% · 25–54: 59% · 55+: 32%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.