What Do Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisors Do?

Career Description Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.

Life as a Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisor: What Do They Do?

• Coordinate activities with other departments to ensure that services are provided in an efficient and timely manner.
• Plan and prepare employee work schedules.
• Evaluate employee performance and recommend personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals.
• Forecast necessary levels of staffing and stock at different times to facilitate effective scheduling and ordering.
• Establish and implement operational standards and procedures for the departments supervised.
• Perform or assist with cleaning duties as necessary.

Qualities of a Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisor

When polled, Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisors say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Types of Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisor Jobs

• Facility Supervisor
• Environmental Services Custodial Manager
• Buildings and Grounds Coordinator
• Housekeeping Coordinator
• Building Superintendent, Custodian, Janitor, Maintenance

Is There Going to be Demand for Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisors?

In the United States, there were 243,500 jobs for First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers in 2016.

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 9.9% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 24,100 new jobs for Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisors by 2026. Due to new job openings and attrition, there will be an average of 30,800 job openings in this field each year.

The states with the most job growth for First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers are New York, Florida, and California.

Watch out if you plan on working in Wyoming, Maine, or Alaska. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Do Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisors Make A Lot Of Money?

The salary for First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers ranges between about $25,450 and $65,320 a year. The median salary is $39,940.

Below is a list of the median annual salaries for jobs of this type in different U.S. states.

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
New York	$55,040
Connecticut	$52,490
North Dakota	$49,340
Massachusetts	$47,910
Alaska	$47,200
New Jersey	$47,010
Illinois	$46,830
California	$46,780
Minnesota	$46,600
Hawaii	$46,560
Delaware	$45,830
New Hampshire	$45,070
Pennsylvania	$44,540
Vermont	$44,270
Colorado	$43,790
Oregon	$43,660
Ohio	$43,230
District of Columbia	$43,200
Washington	$42,820
Wyoming	$42,790
Utah	$42,460
Iowa	$42,220
Nevada	$42,210
Texas	$42,140
Maine	$42,040
Wisconsin	$41,670
Virginia	$41,640
Maryland	$41,320
South Dakota	$40,650
Nebraska	$40,550
Florida	$40,410
Alabama	$40,340
Indiana	$40,230
Missouri	$40,160
North Carolina	$40,120
Montana	$40,020
Michigan	$39,720
Idaho	$39,510
Kansas	$39,230
Tennessee	$37,930
Georgia	$37,860
Kentucky	$37,470
Oklahoma	$37,050
South Carolina	$37,010
West Virginia	$36,980
New Mexico	$36,730
Arizona	$36,400
Louisiana	$33,940
Mississippi	$32,900
Arkansas	$32,480

What Tools & Technology do Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisors Use?

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisors may use on a daily basis:

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Data entry software
• SAP
• Microsoft Outlook

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Other Jobs You May be Interested In

Those who work as Housekeeping and Janitor Supervisors sometimes switch careers to one of these choices:

• First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
• Food Service Managers

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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