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Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Maine

Considering working as a Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Maine? Below are the key facts. 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 do Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Make in Maine?

The maids and housekeeping cleaners working in Maine, the typical annual salary is $36,450 per year (or about $17.53/hour).Earnings range from $31,680 at the 10th percentile to $43,580 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$31,680	$15.23
25th percentile	$34,970	$16.81
Median (50th)	$36,450	$17.53
75th percentile	$37,730	$18.14
90th percentile	$43,580	$20.95

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Maine nationwide is 1.38, suggesting that maids and housekeeping cleaners are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, maids and housekeeping cleaners earn a median of $40,871 per year ($19.65/hour), below the Maine median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 252,120 maids and housekeeping cleaners across the United States. In Maine alone, about 4,860 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 11,250 maids and housekeeping cleaners.

Top Maine Metros for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

The largest metro-area employers of maids and housekeeping cleaners in Maine.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME	2,330	$37,450
Bangor, ME	580	$35,200
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	200	$35,630

Top States for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Employment

These states have the highest employment of maids and housekeeping cleaners work.

State	Number Employed
California	103,480
Florida	74,970
Texas	64,080
New York	45,640
North Carolina	32,320
Illinois	27,570
Pennsylvania	26,060
Ohio	24,520
Nevada	23,600
Arizona	23,560
Virginia	22,920
Michigan	20,420
Tennessee	19,810
Washington	18,720
Georgia	18,450
New Jersey	18,050
Colorado	16,560
Wisconsin	16,280
Missouri	15,620
Massachusetts	15,580

Highest-Paying States for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Where maids and housekeeping cleaners earn the most: maids and housekeeping cleaners.

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$51,530
Nevada	$44,920
New York	$42,890
California	$40,200
Washington	$39,410
District of Columbia	$38,990
Massachusetts	$38,150
Colorado	$37,240
Vermont	$37,140
Alaska	$37,070

Skills

The most important maids and housekeeping cleaners skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for maids and housekeeping cleaners, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, maids and housekeeping cleaners typically:

• Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
• Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
• Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.
• Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
• Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
• Replenish supplies, such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items.
• Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.
• Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
• Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
• Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.
• Observe precautions required to protect hotel and guest property and report damage, theft, and found articles to supervisors.
• Sort, count, and mark clean linens and store them in linen closets.

Work Activities

• Performing General Physical Activities
• Assisting and Caring for Others
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Getting Information
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Facebook

Related Careers

Related occupations to maids and housekeeping cleaners include:

• Food Preparation Workers
• Fast Food and Counter Workers
• Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
• Dishwashers
• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers

Also Known As

Bed Maker, Bunk House Worker, Butler, Cabin Cleaner, Chambermaid, Charwoman, Cleaner, Cleaning Maid, Cleaning Matron, Cleaning Porter, Cleaning Team Member, Commercial Housekeeper, Cottage Attendant, Curtain Worker, Dining Room Maid.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 37-2012.00