While the number of women working as janitors has increased significantly in recent years, they still make up a small portion of the professional cleaning workforce. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 4.3% of the cleaning and maintenance workforce is female.
Fewer than 1 percent of janitors are women. This means that if you’re working as a janitor, you’re one of the 10,000 working women in the country who has the highest earning potential. But as a woman, you’re also one of the millions of women who are making less than $15 per hour—the poverty level for a single adult.
The percentage of women who are janitors is actually increasing. In 2006, women made up just 4.5% of the janitor workforce. In the years to come, it is expected that more women will replace men in this line of work. This is because of the push for diversity and equality in the workplace, as well as the increased need for cleaners due to the rise in technology and the increasing use of environmentally friendly cleaning products.
The number of women working as janitors and cleaners is slowly increasing, and in fact, the number almost doubled since 2014. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2014 the number of women working as janitors stood at 20%. The National Employment Law Project reports that women made up 80% of the private cleaning workforce in the United States.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that just 39 percent of janitors and cleaners were women.
Only about 12% of the people who clean office buildings are women. Even fewer women work as cleaners in other industries. In fact, women are the majority in all low-wage occupations, with the exception of secretaries and data entry clerks. While there are many possible explanations for this discrepancy, one possibility is that the work is more dangerous for women than it is for men.
On the other hand, the number of women employed as janitors has increased from 2.8% to 11.1% between 1992 and 2012.
One of the fastest-growing jobs among women is in the building and maintenance industry. With a projected 20% increase in demand for cleaners by 2020, the need for qualified janitors will increase, too. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that about half of janitors are women.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 16% of all janitors and cleaners are women. In the private industry, women make up only about 11% of the overall workforce. This data clearly shows that women are underrepresented in this field. Although women are underrepresented, they seem to be helping to improve the situation. More women are entering the field, and more women are working in management positions.