As of June 2026, Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has an AI-exposure score of 35/100 (Low exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
More exposed than 4% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$35,510. About 193,500 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as durable (80%).
- Sort, count, and mark clean linens and store them in linen closets.
- Sort clothing and other articles, load washing machines, and iron and fold dried items.
- Replenish supplies, such as drinking glasses, linens, writing supplies, and bathroom items.
- Request repair services and wait for repair workers to arrive.
- Carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies, using wheeled carts.
- Keep storage areas and carts well-stocked, clean, and tidy.
- Clean rooms, hallways, lobbies, lounges, restrooms, corridors, elevators, stairways, locker rooms, and other work areas so that health standards are met.
- Polish silver accessories and metalwork, such as fixtures and fittings.
- Replace light bulbs.
- Empty wastebaskets, empty and clean ashtrays, and transport other trash and waste to disposal areas.
- Wash windows, walls, ceilings, and woodwork, waxing and polishing as necessary.
- Clean rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture, and draperies, using vacuum cleaners and shampooers.
- Sweep, scrub, wax, or polish floors, using brooms, mops, or powered scrubbing and waxing machines.
- Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operated sterilizers.
- Dust and polish furniture and equipment.
- Hang draperies and dust window blinds.
- Prepare rooms for meetings and arrange decorations, media equipment, and furniture for social or business functions.
- Move and arrange furniture and turn mattresses.
- Deliver television sets, ironing boards, baby cribs, and rollaway beds to guests' rooms.
- Observe precautions required to protect hotel and guest property and report damage, theft, and found articles to supervisors.
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Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$35,510. More states are being added.