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Janitor / Cleaner Career Market Report 2026

2,544 active jobs. 418 companies. Median salary $35K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,544
Active Job Openings
418
Companies Hiring
$35K
Median Salary (US)
63%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Janitor / Cleaner market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 63% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $35K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $31K to $47K.

Docker is the most-demanded skill at 8%

Go demand rose +3.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Uhaul leads hiring with 167 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Lead (+$4K, +9%)

Salary increase: +$4K · Sample: Junior → Lead

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 4% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Entry-Level10$37K$37K$41K
Lead10$37K$44K$109K
Junior8$36K$40K$112K

What jumps out

Junior → Lead: +$4K (9%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States191$35KUSD
Canada22$40KUSD
United Kingdom6$26KUSD
Australia3$37KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.4%
Remote0.1%
Hybrid0.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Docker
8%
AI/LLM
4%
OSHA
3%
Go
3%
Inventory Management
2%
Property Management
2%

Skills on the Rise

Go ↑+3.2pp

Declining in Demand

Housekeeping ↓-47.9ppAttention to Detail ↓-23.7ppTime Management ↓-9.7ppCustomer Service ↓-8.7ppMental Health ↓-7.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Uhaul1676.6%
Cw1074.2%
Greeneking933.7%
Benchmark913.6%
Accorhotel913.6%
Pacs702.8%
Slatecleaning632.5%
Sbcos562.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,000
United Kingdom208
Canada65
Australia59
Greece17
Germany14
Italy13
Spain11

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree86.5%1,386
Master's Degree3.9%63
High School / GED1.6%26
Bachelor's Degree1.1%17

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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