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Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
4
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 6,000 h
National median pay
$36,840
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
2,209,760
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Cleaning Technician (Cleaning Tech) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $45,580 in Massachusetts to $21,890 in Puerto Rico (54 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CHIMNEY SWEEP | 2022 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| Cleaning Technician (Cleaning Tech) | 4027 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| MULTI-STORY WINDOW/BUILD | 0688 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| SWIMMING-POOL SERVICER | 0838 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $45,580 | $21.91 | 55,490 |
| Washington | $45,520 | $21.89 | 47,380 |
| New York | $41,640 | $20.02 | 195,250 |
| California | $41,090 | $19.75 | 234,240 |
| Vermont | $40,910 | $19.67 | 5,130 |
| Alaska | $40,510 | $19.48 | 5,200 |
| Minnesota | $39,610 | $19.04 | 42,300 |
| Oregon | $39,340 | $18.92 | 25,890 |
| New Hampshire | $39,150 | $18.82 | 9,420 |
| Maine | $38,940 | $18.72 | 9,180 |
| Colorado | $38,600 | $18.56 | 34,220 |
| District of Columbia | $38,520 | $18.52 | 16,400 |
| Nevada | $38,420 | $18.47 | 32,830 |
| Connecticut | $37,960 | $18.25 | 28,740 |
| Illinois | $37,810 | $18.18 | 93,760 |
| North Dakota | $37,750 | $18.15 | 6,720 |
| Hawaii | $37,710 | $18.13 | 11,230 |
| New Jersey | $37,630 | $18.09 | 67,660 |
| Rhode Island | $37,310 | $17.94 | 7,270 |
| Montana | $37,110 | $17.84 | 8,320 |
| Wisconsin | $37,000 | $17.79 | 45,640 |
| Maryland | $36,620 | $17.61 | 40,390 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,520 | $17.56 | 86,920 |
| Indiana | $36,460 | $17.53 | 49,220 |
| Arizona | $36,220 | $17.42 | 38,290 |
| Idaho | $36,110 | $17.36 | 10,800 |
| Michigan | $36,050 | $17.33 | 65,790 |
| Wyoming | $36,050 | $17.33 | 4,760 |
| New Mexico | $36,020 | $17.32 | 14,360 |
| Missouri | $35,900 | $17.26 | 41,070 |
| Nebraska | $35,900 | $17.26 | 12,860 |
| Ohio | $35,900 | $17.26 | 72,540 |
| South Dakota | $35,480 | $17.06 | 8,630 |
| Iowa | $35,380 | $17.01 | 23,960 |
| Delaware | $35,320 | $16.98 | 9,220 |
| Virginia | $35,170 | $16.91 | 65,970 |
| North Carolina | $34,500 | $16.59 | 53,330 |
| Florida | $34,490 | $16.58 | 131,900 |
| Kansas | $34,480 | $16.58 | 17,220 |
| Georgia | $34,310 | $16.50 | 55,660 |
| Tennessee | $33,440 | $16.08 | 38,120 |
| Texas | $33,010 | $15.87 | 184,840 |
| Kentucky | $32,320 | $15.54 | 25,750 |
| Utah | $32,200 | $15.48 | 24,710 |
| South Carolina | $31,180 | $14.99 | 30,100 |
| Oklahoma | $31,110 | $14.96 | 23,620 |
| West Virginia | $30,980 | $14.90 | 9,340 |
| Alabama | $30,620 | $14.72 | 25,110 |
| Arkansas | $29,750 | $14.30 | 19,490 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $29,000 | $13.94 | 680 |
| Louisiana | $28,930 | $13.91 | 27,610 |
| Mississippi | $28,380 | $13.64 | 15,940 |
| Guam | $22,710 | $10.92 | 720 |
| Puerto Rico | $21,890 | $10.52 | 29,030 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.