How to hire a cleaning team member

How to hire a cleaning team member, step by step

Here's a step-by-step cleaning team member hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a cleaning team member job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new cleaning team member
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The cleaning team member hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a cleaning team member to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a cleaning team member that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of cleaning team members and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Cleaning Team Member	Description	Hourly rate
   Cleaning Team Member	Janitors and building cleaners keep many types of buildings clean, orderly, and in good condition.	$10-16
   Floor Staff	The duties of floor staff depend on their line of work or industry of employment. In restaurants and similar establishments, floor staff is in charge of performing support tasks for the wait staff... Show more	$10-24
   Porter	A porter is responsible for managing the building's cleanliness and orderliness, together with the cleaning maintenance team. Duties of a porter include ensuring the premises' safety, operating cleaning tools and equipment, and performing basic troubleshooting for defective machines... Show more	$11-17

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Cleanliness
   • Safety Standards
   • Equipment Issues
   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Clean Windows
   • Building Exteriors
   • Commercial Cleaning
   • Clean Bathrooms
   • Groceries
   • Customer Assistance
   • Inventory Control
   • Front Desk
   • Mop Floors
   • Blowers

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   Responsibilities:

   • Assemble merchandise for customers such as grills, lawn mowers and snow blowers.
   • Maintain store cleanliness following safety standards require.
   • Wash, dry, and put away dishes.
   • Use solvent, such as carbon tetrachloride; rags, brushes, pads and sponges.
   • Stock, bag groceries and move carts.
   • Clean restrooms including clean toilets, urinals and sinks.

   More cleaning team member duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your cleaning team member job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A cleaning team member salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a cleaning team member in South Carolina may be lower than in Massachusetts, and an entry-level cleaning team member usually earns less than a senior-level cleaning team member. Additionally, a cleaning team member with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average cleaning team member salary

   $13.39hourly

   $27,848 yearly

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   Entry-level cleaning team member salary

   $21,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average cleaning team member salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Washington	$35,404	$17
   2	Alaska	$34,163	$16
   3	California	$32,283	$16
   4	District of Columbia	$31,308	$15
   5	Wisconsin	$29,945	$14
   6	Michigan	$29,152	$14
   7	New York	$28,921	$14
   8	Arizona	$27,789	$13
   9	Pennsylvania	$27,767	$13
   10	Minnesota	$27,606	$13
   11	Illinois	$27,068	$13
   12	Colorado	$26,953	$13
   13	Virginia	$25,364	$12
   14	Iowa	$25,324	$12
   15	Ohio	$25,035	$12
   16	Indiana	$24,949	$12
   17	Tennessee	$24,147	$12
   18	North Carolina	$23,526	$11
   19	Florida	$23,298	$11
   20	Texas	$21,457	$10

   Average cleaning team member salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Deloitte	$50,836	$24.44	7
   2	Tata Group	$39,346	$18.92
   3	Cargill	$38,617	$18.57	13
   4	Mars	$38,371	$18.45	5
   5	Peet's Coffee	$38,300	$18.41
   6	General Motors	$36,301	$17.45
   7	Raytheon Technologies	$35,836	$17.23	3
   8	Grub Burger Bar	$35,766	$17.20
   9	Medline	$35,745	$17.19
   10	Shoppers Food	$35,369	$17.00
   11	Tractor Supply	$35,255	$16.95	407
   12	Zoës Kitchen	$35,196	$16.92
   13	Wells Fargo	$34,352	$16.52
   14	University of Nebraska System	$34,351	$16.51
   15	Amazon	$34,244	$16.46
   16	bartaco	$34,117	$16.40	3
   17	Clover Food Lab	$33,458	$16.09	1
   18	Catholic Charities Health and Human Services	$32,679	$15.71
   19	Faraday Future	$32,572	$15.66
   20	Adient US LLC	$32,548	$15.65

4. Writing a cleaning team member job description

   A good cleaning team member job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a cleaning team member job description:

   Cleaning team member job description example

   Do you enjoy helping customers figure out and find what they need?
   
   From every day needs to special occasions, customers need you to take them to that special product. As a sales associate in Apparel, Entertainment, Toys, Sporting Goods -- or any one of our dozens of departments -- you can make someone's day better.
   
   You'll find that being a sales associate will keep you moving. It's up to you to keep your aisles neat and clean, work with multiple supervisors and fellow associates, stock shelves, and answer tricky questions -- you may even have to pitch in to help check out customers. The more you know about the store, the more successful you'll be.
   
   Duties and Responsibilities
   
   

   • Walk up to 5 miles each day while fulfilling online customer orders
   • Review customer orders, locate and select merchandise on the salesfloor
   • Ensure customer orders are filled accurately
   • Smile, greet, and thank customers with a positive attitude
   • Dispense customer orders quickly and accurately in varying weather conditions

   * For a complete list of duties and responsibilities, please see the actual job description.
   
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   About Walmart
   
   At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?
   
   Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right cleaning team member for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your cleaning team member job on Zippia to find and recruit cleaning team member candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with cleaning team member candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new cleaning team member

   Once you've decided on a perfect cleaning team member candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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