Best degree programs for First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers, ranked by enrollment
1 college programs and 97 schools train First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $49,100 median wage, 178,760 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
1 college programs at 97 schools train first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers, graduating 2,461 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Building/Property Maintenance. The job pays a median of $49,100 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
1 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 46.0401 | 2,461 | 100.0% | 97 | $31,641 | $9,500 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | $47,490 | 5,550 | 0.98× | 12 | 673 |
| Illinois | $49,410 | 5,090 | 0.73× | 9 | 249 |
| Virginialimited | $48,660 | 5,900 | 1.25× | 1 | 210 |
| Texas | $41,660 | 13,370 | 0.83× | 6 | 138 |
| Louisiana | $38,640 | 2,470 | 1.11× | 5 | 127 |
| Kansaslimited | $49,780 | 1,570 | 0.95× | 2 | 85 |
| New Jerseylimited | $55,170 | 5,600 | 1.14× | 2 | 71 |
| Oklahoma | $40,460 | 2,290 | 1.17× | 9 | 70 |
| Tennessee | $46,800 | 3,510 | 0.93× | 5 | 69 |
| Ohiomoderate | $46,110 | 5,730 | 0.90× | 4 | 68 |
| Pennsylvaniamoderate | $46,920 | 6,250 | 0.90× | 4 | 53 |
| Wisconsinmoderate | $49,070 | 2,740 | 0.81× | 4 | 47 |
| Michiganmoderate | $46,770 | 3,870 | 0.76× | 4 | 42 |
| Minnesotamoderate | $53,510 | 2,270 | 0.67× | 3 | 40 |
| Massachusettslimited | $59,760 | 4,000 | 0.96× | 1 | 38 |
| Kentuckylimited | $45,860 | 2,920 | 1.27× | 2 | 36 |
| Coloradolimited | $55,100 | 4,070 | 1.23× | 1 | 31 |
| Arizonalimited | $48,610 | 3,050 | 0.82× | 2 | 30 |
| Washingtonlimited | $63,550 | 2,910 | 0.71× | 2 | 30 |
| Missourimoderate | $45,660 | 3,130 | 0.93× | 3 | 27 |
| Mississippimoderate | $42,230 | 1,550 | 1.16× | 3 | 27 |
| New Yorklimited | $60,580 | 11,620 | 1.04× | 2 | 19 |
| New Mexicolimited | $44,840 | 890 | 0.89× | 1 | 17 |
| Floridalimited | $45,770 | 15,320 | 1.34× | 2 | 11 |
| Delawarelimited | $50,750 | 790 | 1.42× | 1 | 9 |
| Georgialimited | $46,070 | 5,810 | 1.03× | 1 | 9 |
| Arkansaslimited | $37,500 | 1,490 | 1.00× | 2 | 8 |
| Nebraskalimited | $48,870 | 1,260 | 1.07× | 1 | 4 |
| Californialimited | $61,470 | 18,060 | 0.86× | 1 | 1 |
| Nevadalimited | $50,080 | 4,100 | 2.30× | 1 | 1 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Supervise in-house services, such as laundries, maintenance and repair, dry cleaning, or valet services.
- Select the most suitable cleaning materials for different types of linens, furniture, flooring, and surfaces.
- Advise managers, desk clerks, or admitting personnel of rooms ready for occupancy.
- Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.
- Perform or assist with cleaning duties as necessary.
- Plan and prepare employee work schedules.
- Establish and implement operational standards and procedures for the departments supervised.
- Inspect and evaluate the physical condition of facilities to determine the type of work required.
Skills
- Speaking3.3
- Monitoring3.3
- Active Listening3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Learning Strategies3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.0
- Writing2.9
- Active Learning2.9
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.4
- English Language3.9
- Administration and Management3.7
- Education and Training3.4
- Public Safety and Security3.3
- Personnel and Human Resources3.2
Abilities
- Oral Expression3.9
- Oral Comprehension3.6
- Problem Sensitivity3.3
- Near Vision3.3
- Information Ordering3.3
- Speech Clarity3.3
Core activities
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.5
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others4.4
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials4.4
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates4.4
- Training and Teaching Others4.3
- Getting Information4.2
Tools and technology
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How to become a First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping
Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 1 majors mapped to First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 46.0401Building/Property Maintenance
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Building/Property Maintenance, which awarded 2,461 degrees in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Building/Construction Finishing. Together they graduate about 2,461 people a year.
How much do first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers earn?+
The median is $49,100 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $35,520 at the 10th percentile to $76,430 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers growing?+
BLS projects a +2.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 33,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
97 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Executive Housekeeper, Maintenance Supervisor, Housekeeping Supervisor, Environmental Services Supervisor (EVS) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 37-1011.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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