How to hire an environmental services worker

How to hire an environmental services worker, step by step

Here's a step-by-step environmental services worker hiring guide:

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

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the environmental services worker you need to hire. Certain environmental services worker roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them an environmental services worker 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 an environmental services worker that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of environmental services worker salaries for various roles:

   Type of Environmental Services Worker	Description	Hourly rate
   Environmental Services Worker		$12-23
   Houseman	A houseman is responsible for the overall sanitation and maintenance of the assigned premises. Housemen duties include assisting in the housekeeping department to clean common areas, repairing and replacing malfunctioned units and furniture, responding on guest's requests and inquiries, flexibility to multi-task, and coordinating to other personnel for concerns and guests' assistance... Show more	$10-17
   Maid	Maids are individuals who perform domestic chores like ironing, grocery shopping, cleaning, and laundry. Primarily, maids oversee the maintenance of wardrobes, serve meals, and lay out clothes... Show more	$9-16

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Customer Service
   • Patient Rooms
   • Cleanliness
   • Medical Waste
   • Floor Care
   • Patient Care
   • EVS
   • Wet Mops
   • Light Fixtures
   • Linen Distribution
   • Exam Rooms
   • Paper Towels
   • Infection Control

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   Responsibilities:

   • Prioritize and manage projects, workload and assist EVS co-workers.
   • Strip, wax and polish floors using light and heavy power scrubbers and buffers.
   • Maintain cleanliness in all assign areas and assist in any additional janitorial duties as required.
   • Maintain professional attitude and ability to communicate effectively with patients, visitors, contractors, and co-workers.
   • Major emphasis on cleanliness and sterilization of emergency department and operating rooms ensuring availability in the event of an emergency.
   • Follow OSHA requirements, while maintaining a clean, sanitary and safe environment in all areas of the hospital.

   More environmental services worker duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your environmental services worker job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An environmental services worker can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, environmental services workers' average salary in mississippi is 49% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level environmental services workers 46% less than senior-level environmental services workers.
   • Certifications. An environmental services worker with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an environmental services worker's salary.

   Average environmental services worker salary

   $35,648yearly

   $17.14 hourly rate

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   Entry-level environmental services worker salary

   $26,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 22, 2026

   Average environmental services worker salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$51,690	$25
   2	Oregon	$44,166	$21
   3	New York	$42,971	$21
   4	Alaska	$41,893	$20
   5	Massachusetts	$41,170	$20
   6	Maine	$38,051	$18
   7	Colorado	$37,910	$18
   8	Vermont	$36,936	$18
   9	Michigan	$35,831	$17
   10	New Jersey	$35,093	$17
   11	Wisconsin	$34,902	$17
   12	Florida	$34,004	$16
   13	Nebraska	$32,672	$16
   14	Ohio	$30,869	$15
   15	Georgia	$29,157	$14
   16	Indiana	$29,041	$14
   17	Louisiana	$25,738	$12
   18	Mississippi	$25,442	$12

   Average environmental services worker salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Alameda Health System	$49,609	$23.85	10
   2	Highland General Hospital	$46,718	$22.46
   3	Culver Academies	$44,745	$21.51
   4	Roswell Park	$43,647	$20.98	1
   5	Rowan University	$43,178	$20.76	1
   6	Sharp HealthCare	$42,533	$20.45	6
   7	The University of Vermont Health Network	$41,791	$20.09	1
   8	Umpqua Indian Development Corporation	$41,734	$20.06
   9	The Point Casino & Hotel	$41,609	$20.00
   10	SSM Health	$41,050	$19.74	14
   11	Baptist Health Care	$40,852	$19.64	7
   12	Sutter Health	$40,686	$19.56	72
   13	Claxton Hepburn	$39,574	$19.03	1
   14	University of Rochester	$39,495	$18.99	45
   15	Palomar Health	$39,415	$18.95	15
   16	Clean Harbors	$39,326	$18.91	87
   17	Total Medical Personnel Staffing	$39,203	$18.85
   18	Middletown Township Public Schools	$38,975	$18.74
   19	Kettering Health Network	$38,537	$18.53	14
   20	US Ecology	$37,842	$18.19

4. Writing an environmental services worker job description

   A good environmental services worker 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 an environmental services worker job description:

   Environmental services worker job description example

   Under the direct supervision of the Housekeeping Supervisor, performs a variety of cleaning duties for the hospital, clinic, and/or office, including walls, floors, equipment, bath areas, furniture, ceilings, elevators, staircases, windows and blinds, restrooms, vents, light fixtures using universal precautions and appropriate equipment. Responsible to maintain confidential patient information.
   Responsibilities 1. Coordinates with the nursing staff and supervisor to clean occupied rooms first, check empty rooms, and attend to emergency cleaning for spills.
   2. Cleans patient rooms daily, damp mops or vacuums floors, and spot cleans stains. Dusts furniture, ledges, and bed tables and removes debris. Empties, washes, and relines wastebaskets. Washes walls and windows.
   3. Uses appropriate chemicals and techniques when washing and cleaning restrooms. Washes basins, commodes, tubs, and showers, checking and cleaning mirrors, soap dishes, water pipes and exterior surfaces. Dusts ledges, damp mops floors, and washes walls. Empties and relines wastebaskets. Refills toilet tissue, paper towels, and soap dispensers.
   4. Performs periodic cleaning of high ledges, ceiling and light fixtures, and vents. Cleans doors and parts of showers and commodes subject to mineral deposit.
   5. Dry and damp mops or machine scrubs corridors and elevator landings, according to assigned schedule. Sweeps stairwells and washes corridor and landing walls.
   6. As needed or assigned, bonnet cleans or extracts carpeted areas. Checks equipment condition upon sign out and cleans equipment upon return, reporting any needed maintenance or repair. Assists in meeting set ups, hanging curtains, picking up trash, hazardous waste, and recyclable trash. Washes trash containers in assigned areas.
   7. Maintains all floors.
   8. Maintains all carpets.
   9. Sets up meetings, hangs curtains, and checks the condition of the equipment.
   10. Attends all required safety training programs and can describe his or her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, and specific job-related hazards.
   11. Responsibly follows the hospital exposure control plans/bloodborne and airborne pathogens.
   12. Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and intradepartmentally to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives.
   13. Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible, and courteous environment.
   14. Continuously displays a “can do” attitude within the department and across departmental lines to contribute to the overall customer service program in place at hospital. Qualifications On-the-job training is required to attain proficiency of performance of assigned duties and responsibilities.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find environmental services workers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your environmental services worker job on Zippia to find and recruit environmental services worker candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit environmental services workers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   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 environmental services worker

   Once you've decided on a perfect environmental services worker 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.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new environmental services worker. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are 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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