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Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Occupation · SOC 2018 37-2011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
37-2011
Share of U.S. applications
0.08%
Applications on record
10,292
FY2025
1,150
Certified (last three years)
80.1%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (SOC 37-2011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

6221,243FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6221,243FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008128
FY200935
FY2010124
FY201182
FY201298
FY201364
FY2014128
FY2015579
FY2016713
FY2017271
FY2018484
FY2019731
FY2020974
FY2021597
FY2022896
FY20231,243
FY20241,109
FY20251,150
FY2026*886
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*7343400469
FY202512033591667
FY202417813690561
FY202318412820776
FY20229812451551
FY202116201273305
FY20202280940652
FY2019930880550
FY201800971386
FY201700754192
FY201600510662
FY201500490530
FY20140046280
FY20130051013
FY20120044054
FY20110036046
FY20100000124
FY2009000035
FY20080000128

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Defender Services, Inc.788
  2. GDI Services Inc.624
  3. Controlled Contamination Services563
  4. Ih Services, Inc538
  5. Hes Facilities, LLC260
  6. Southeastern Janitorial of SC201
  7. Millard Mall Services, Inc.199
  8. Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC177
  9. Service Keepers Maintenance, Inc.175
  10. SEJ Services, LLC174
  11. Her Services160
  12. Cleaners of America Corporation118

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: applications by worksite state

1+15+42+108+324+
1+15+42+108+324+
Data table
StateApplications
NC1,075
SC1,056
MP1,041
FL958
CA509
VA457
NY454
TX441
MD396
IL382
MA325
NJ324
MI318
TN302
GA281
UT151
NV149
IN135
PA134
CO129
KY128
WA108
NH99
ME82
WI77
MT62
VT53
AZ51
OH49
IA46
MN43
MO42
SD38
OR38
DC25
OK24
WY23
CT23
HI22
AK19
ND18
ID15
LA10
KS10
AL10
DE10
MS10
NE7
AR7
WV3
RI2
VI1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV610
  2. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC569
  3. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC552
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ504
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN367
  6. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL326
  7. Raleigh-Cary, NC326
  8. Charleston-North Charleston, SC286
  9. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL284
  10. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX265

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Window Cleaner/washer3
  2. Chief Engineer2
  3. Custodian and Cleaner2
  4. Operations and Logistics Manager1
  5. Manager1
  6. Houseman1
  7. Custodian1
  8. Hotel Worker1

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC
  • Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
  • Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Reno, NV
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • Savannah, GA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV