First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (37-1011)

Occupation description:  Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 349377 8.03 911
United States 226,700228,600 0.8190 3,1303,320

Job outlook

  • Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with moderate employment opportunities. Read more.


2012 Wages

  Mean Wage and
95% Confidence Interval
Wage by Percentile
  LowMeanHigh 10thMedian90th
United States n/a18.19n/a 10.5716.9828.12
Alaska 18.4119.5820.75 11.9019.0928.81
Anchorage/Mat-Su Area (MSA) 16.7518.4920.23 12.2917.6927.03
Fairbanks North Star Borough (MSA) 16.3518.5020.65 10.5218.0429.89
Southeast Region 19.9821.3522.72 15.5120.0930.35
Balance of State 18.5821.6024.62 9.1523.6832.35

Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
530147 27.750.8 35.0
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation68
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation43
UI claimants previously working in occupation91
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 1,389
Number of job position postings 109
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 12.7

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Work experience: 1 to 5 years On-the-job training: None

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Job Corps
Facilities Maintenance 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska Technical Center
Bulding/Property Maintenance and Management 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
Alaska’s Institute of Technology
Facility Maintenance Construction Trades Certificate34

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Interior-Aleutians
CTT: Facilities Maintenance, OEC 0