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Job outlook for housekeepers, cleaning cooking in the United States
Housekeeper, cleaning, cooking job and salary trends over time
Compare the number of housekeeper, cleaning, cooking jobs and the average housekeeper, cleaning, cooking salary over time.
Housekeeper, cleaning, cooking jobs over time
Housekeeper, cleaning, cooking job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 364,393 | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 400,740 | 0.12% |
| 2019 | 466,911 | 0.14% |
| 2018 | 465,566 | 0.14% |
| 2017 | 464,745 | 0.14% |
Average housekeeper, cleaning, cooking salary over time
Housekeeper, cleaning, cooking salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $28,616 | $13.76 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | $27,121 | $13.04 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | $25,942 | $12.47 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | $24,949 | $11.99 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | $23,814 | $11.45 | +5.2% |
Housekeeper, cleaning, cooking jobs by state
The map below shows you the number of housekeeper, cleaning, cooking job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where housekeepers, cleaning cooking earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Average salary: Job openings:
Most common states for housekeepers, cleaning cooking
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 143 | 14% |
| 2 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 558 | 8% |
| 3 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 113 | 8% |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 108 | 8% |
| 5 | Alaska | 739,795 | 59 | 8% |
| 6 | Vermont | 623,657 | 52 | 8% |
| 7 | Tennessee | 6,715,984 | 471 | 7% |
| 8 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 226 | 7% |
| 9 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 38 | 7% |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 755 | 6% |
| 11 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 715 | 6% |
| 12 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 604 | 6% |
| 13 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 487 | 6% |
| 14 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 364 | 6% |
| 15 | South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 325 | 6% |
| 16 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 315 | 6% |
| 17 | Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 279 | 6% |
| 18 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 231 | 6% |
| 19 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 101 | 6% |
| 20 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 45 | 6% |
Most common cities for housekeepers, cleaning cooking
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwich | 2 | 3% | $35,043 |
| 2 | Bangor | 1 | 3% | $31,378 |
| 3 | Fairbanks | 1 | 3% | $37,944 |
| 4 | Detroit | 1 | 0% | $30,386 |
| 5 | New York | 1 | 0% | $36,255 |
| 6 | Oakland | 1 | 0% | $34,634 |
| 7 | Santa Ana | 1 | 0% | $32,191 |