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	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
SUMMARY	66% High Risk	34% Low Risk	62% High Risk	75% High Risk	64% High Risk
JOB SCORE	2.7/10	4.3/10	2.9/10	3.9/10	3.2/10
POLLING	63% (High Risk, Based on 200 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	72% (High Risk, Based on 61 votes)	59% (Moderate Risk, Based on 25 votes)	58% (Moderate Risk, Based on 289 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	0.4%	2.5%	3.0%	6.3%	2.0%
WAGES	$34,660 or $16.66 per hour	$47,520 or $22.84 per hour	$34,460 or $16.57 per hour	$32,670 or $15.71 per hour	$35,930 or $17.27 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	854,910	174,660	271,780	522,010	2,199,900
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DESCRIPTION	Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties may include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming.	Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.	Serve food to individuals outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotel rooms, hospital rooms, residential care facilities, or cars.	Facilitate food service. Clean tables; remove dirty dishes; replace soiled table linens; set tables; replenish supply of clean linens, silverware, glassware, and dishes; supply service bar with food; and serve items such as water, condiments, and coffee to patrons.	Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.

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