Job Description: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners perform any combination of tasks to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels, restaurants, and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties include the use of wheeled supply-carts to carry linens, towels, toilet items, and cleaning supplies; make beds, replenish linens, clean rooms and halls, and arrange furniture; also, they may turn mattresses, hang drapes, dust blinds, polish metal, and roll up carpets.
Wages - Statewide:
To give you an idea of how much you might earn, we have given you the average hourly wages and average yearly wages for this career throughout California. Wages can vary greatly in different parts of the State.
Hourly Average Wages:
$
21,795
Yearly Average Wages:
$
21,795
Source: California Occupational Employment and Wage Data, 2008
Job Openings:
An average of 4870 job openings will be available statewide per year. The number of openings includes both new jobs and replacement openings as workers leave the occupation.
Source: California Occupational Employment Projections 2004 - 2014
Where to get training locally: Training is usually on-the-job. Some unions, employers, and local or private industry training providers offer training.
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