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Industries with Fastest Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations Salary Growth

These industries raised Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

295
Industries with Growth
+97.2%
Highest Growth
+32.0%
Average Growth
1
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 295 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Tobacco Manufacturing $23,120 $45,590 +$22,470 +97.2%
2 Rail Transportation $32,820 $64,380 +$31,560 +96.2%
3 Other Insurance Related Activities $26,590 $49,030 +$22,440 +84.4%
4 Support Activities for Rail Transportation $22,920 $37,880 +$14,960 +65.3%
5 Interurban and Rural Bus Transportation $24,060 $39,690 +$15,630 +65.0%
6 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $23,440 $38,170 +$14,730 +62.8%
7 Sawmills and Wood Preservation $21,660 $35,050 +$13,390 +61.8%
8 Charter Bus Industry $26,710 $43,120 +$16,410 +61.4%
9 Waste Treatment and Disposal $26,900 $41,600 +$14,700 +54.6%
10 Waste Collection $25,400 $38,940 +$13,540 +53.3%
11 Support Activities for Mining $26,160 $39,620 +$13,460 +51.5%
12 Coal Mining $32,200 $48,300 +$16,100 +50.0%
13 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers $25,900 $38,700 +$12,800 +49.4%
14 Outpatient Care Centers $29,760 $44,230 +$14,470 +48.6%
15 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $31,070 $46,120 +$15,050 +48.4%
16 Offices of Optometrists $23,470 $34,630 +$11,160 +47.6%
17 Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers $29,970 $44,190 +$14,220 +47.4%
18 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $23,850 $35,100 +$11,250 +47.2%
19 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $25,760 $37,820 +$12,060 +46.8%
20 Water, Sewage and Other Systems $31,250 $45,880 +$14,630 +46.8%
21 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing $33,370 $48,780 +$15,410 +46.2%
22 Amusement Parks and Arcades $24,490 $35,760 +$11,270 +46.0%
23 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $29,320 $42,590 +$13,270 +45.3%
24 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $24,190 $35,120 +$10,930 +45.2%
25 Offices of Chiropractors $24,210 $35,130 +$10,920 +45.1%
26 Oil and Gas Extraction $26,920 $38,860 +$11,940 +44.4%
27 Wood Product Manufacturing $24,750 $35,710 +$10,960 +44.3%
28 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $24,730 $35,610 +$10,880 +44.0%
29 Support Activities for Air Transportation $28,110 $40,330 +$12,220 +43.5%
30 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $24,890 $35,670 +$10,780 +43.3%
31 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $25,510 $36,550 +$11,040 +43.3%
32 Support Activities for Transportation $26,780 $38,320 +$11,540 +43.1%
33 Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services $26,640 $38,090 +$11,450 +43.0%
34 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $30,770 $43,910 +$13,140 +42.7%
35 Dairy Product Manufacturing $31,200 $44,510 +$13,310 +42.7%
36 Other Support Services $25,530 $36,160 +$10,630 +41.6%
37 Other Building Equipment Contractors $27,170 $38,430 +$11,260 +41.4%
38 Ambulatory Health Care Services $26,650 $37,670 +$11,020 +41.4%
39 Facilities Support Services $26,170 $36,910 +$10,740 +41.0%
40 Offices of Dentists $25,550 $35,980 +$10,430 +40.8%
41 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing $25,860 $36,400 +$10,540 +40.8%
42 Other Personal Services $26,190 $36,820 +$10,630 +40.6%
43 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $29,880 $42,000 +$12,120 +40.6%
44 Offices of All Other Health Practitioners $26,160 $36,760 +$10,600 +40.5%
45 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $25,770 $36,100 +$10,330 +40.1%
46 Traveler Accommodation $25,020 $35,010 +$9,990 +39.9%
47 Offices of Physicians $26,300 $36,800 +$10,500 +39.9%
48 Accommodation $25,020 $34,990 +$9,970 +39.8%
49 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $30,170 $42,140 +$11,970 +39.7%
50 Gambling Industries $25,620 $35,770 +$10,150 +39.6%
51 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $30,370 $42,340 +$11,970 +39.4%
52 Other Investment Pools and Funds $34,900 $48,630 +$13,730 +39.3%
53 Support Activities for Road Transportation $26,180 $36,470 +$10,290 +39.3%
54 Office Administrative Services $28,090 $39,060 +$10,970 +39.1%
55 Hospitals $29,230 $40,600 +$11,370 +38.9%
56 Household Appliance Manufacturing $31,320 $43,490 +$12,170 +38.9%
57 Telecommunications $27,060 $37,570 +$10,510 +38.8%
58 Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures $32,670 $45,350 +$12,680 +38.8%
59 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $27,460 $38,100 +$10,640 +38.7%
60 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $25,280 $35,060 +$9,780 +38.7%
61 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $26,480 $36,700 +$10,220 +38.6%
62 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing $24,710 $34,210 +$9,500 +38.4%
63 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $25,660 $35,520 +$9,860 +38.4%
64 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction $36,960 $51,150 +$14,190 +38.4%
65 Food Services and Drinking Places $25,860 $35,770 +$9,910 +38.3%
66 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $26,160 $36,160 +$10,000 +38.2%
67 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $26,120 $36,080 +$9,960 +38.1%
68 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $26,610 $36,730 +$10,120 +38.0%
69 Management of Companies and Enterprises $28,600 $39,440 +$10,840 +37.9%
70 Other Residential Care Facilities $26,020 $35,870 +$9,850 +37.9%
71 Software Publishers $27,970 $38,510 +$10,540 +37.7%
72 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $26,170 $36,030 +$9,860 +37.7%
73 Temporary Help Services $25,270 $34,780 +$9,510 +37.6%
74 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $26,750 $36,810 +$10,060 +37.6%
75 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $26,980 $37,120 +$10,140 +37.6%
76 Employment Services $25,340 $34,860 +$9,520 +37.6%
77 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $35,630 $48,990 +$13,360 +37.5%
78 Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $29,290 $40,250 +$10,960 +37.4%
79 Other Support Activities for Transportation $26,630 $36,590 +$9,960 +37.4%
80 Repair and Maintenance $25,520 $35,060 +$9,540 +37.4%
81 Social Assistance $25,390 $34,870 +$9,480 +37.3%
82 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $24,930 $34,200 +$9,270 +37.2%
83 Drycleaning and Laundry Services $24,720 $33,800 +$9,080 +36.7%
84 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $26,310 $35,970 +$9,660 +36.7%
85 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $25,510 $34,870 +$9,360 +36.7%
86 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $25,030 $34,180 +$9,150 +36.6%
87 Florists $29,030 $39,520 +$10,490 +36.1%
88 Individual and Family Services $25,390 $34,560 +$9,170 +36.1%
89 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $29,270 $39,770 +$10,500 +35.9%
90 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $27,100 $36,820 +$9,720 +35.9%
91 Veterinary Services $25,470 $34,560 +$9,090 +35.7%
92 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $24,540 $33,280 +$8,740 +35.6%
93 Social Advocacy Organizations $28,590 $38,760 +$10,170 +35.6%
94 Business Support Services $25,530 $34,560 +$9,030 +35.4%
95 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $41,860 $56,660 +$14,800 +35.4%
96 Taxi and Limousine Service $24,690 $33,410 +$8,720 +35.3%
97 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $27,170 $36,750 +$9,580 +35.3%
98 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $28,670 $38,770 +$10,100 +35.2%
99 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $31,350 $42,390 +$11,040 +35.2%
100 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps $24,830 $33,560 +$8,730 +35.2%
101 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $27,880 $37,670 +$9,790 +35.1%
102 Personal and Laundry Services $27,140 $36,650 +$9,510 +35.0%
103 Land Subdivision $28,940 $39,070 +$10,130 +35.0%
104 Home Health Care Services $26,200 $35,350 +$9,150 +34.9%
105 Other Schools and Instruction $26,400 $35,580 +$9,180 +34.8%
106 Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles $35,540 $47,790 +$12,250 +34.5%
107 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors $28,690 $38,570 +$9,880 +34.4%
108 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $31,860 $42,830 +$10,970 +34.4%
109 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $24,900 $33,470 +$8,570 +34.4%
110 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $27,900 $37,460 +$9,560 +34.3%
111 Personal Care Services $24,360 $32,680 +$8,320 +34.2%
112 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $27,990 $37,530 +$9,540 +34.1%
113 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $26,510 $35,530 +$9,020 +34.0%
114 Insurance Carriers $30,670 $41,080 +$10,410 +33.9%
115 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $26,750 $35,780 +$9,030 +33.8%
116 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $32,290 $43,150 +$10,860 +33.6%
117 Machine Shops $27,900 $37,260 +$9,360 +33.5%
118 Beverage Manufacturing $32,060 $42,780 +$10,720 +33.4%
119 Food Manufacturing $30,220 $40,320 +$10,100 +33.4%
120 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $27,860 $37,170 +$9,310 +33.4%
121 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $29,390 $39,180 +$9,790 +33.3%
122 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $28,590 $38,100 +$9,510 +33.3%
123 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $24,120 $32,140 +$8,020 +33.3%
124 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water $28,900 $38,480 +$9,580 +33.1%
125 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $33,950 $45,200 +$11,250 +33.1%
126 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $28,740 $38,240 +$9,500 +33.1%
127 Engineering Services $32,120 $42,720 +$10,600 +33.0%
128 Plastics Product Manufacturing $28,490 $37,860 +$9,370 +32.9%
129 Paper Manufacturing $29,080 $38,630 +$9,550 +32.8%
130 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel $29,540 $39,240 +$9,700 +32.8%
131 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $28,240 $37,500 +$9,260 +32.8%
132 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $27,630 $36,650 +$9,020 +32.6%
133 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $27,890 $36,980 +$9,090 +32.6%
134 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $30,130 $39,900 +$9,770 +32.4%
135 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $28,580 $37,830 +$9,250 +32.4%
136 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $28,610 $37,860 +$9,250 +32.3%
137 Machinery Manufacturing $28,900 $38,190 +$9,290 +32.1%
138 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $25,760 $34,040 +$8,280 +32.1%
139 Truck Transportation $28,130 $37,160 +$9,030 +32.1%
140 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $28,510 $37,620 +$9,110 +32.0%
141 Waste Management and Remediation Services $30,610 $40,390 +$9,780 +32.0%
142 Metal Ore Mining $44,760 $59,060 +$14,300 +31.9%
143 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $32,390 $42,730 +$10,340 +31.9%
144 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $29,210 $38,530 +$9,320 +31.9%
145 Photographic Services $25,420 $33,530 +$8,110 +31.9%
146 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $35,840 $47,270 +$11,430 +31.9%
147 Grain and Oilseed Milling $33,490 $44,140 +$10,650 +31.8%
148 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $25,350 $33,410 +$8,060 +31.8%
149 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $27,050 $35,650 +$8,600 +31.8%
150 Automobile Dealers $26,190 $34,500 +$8,310 +31.7%
151 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $26,980 $35,500 +$8,520 +31.6%
152 Civic and Social Organizations $25,030 $32,890 +$7,860 +31.4%
153 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance $26,320 $34,580 +$8,260 +31.4%
154 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $33,700 $44,230 +$10,530 +31.2%
155 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $25,120 $32,960 +$7,840 +31.2%
156 Gasoline Stations $23,680 $31,040 +$7,360 +31.1%
157 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $29,280 $38,350 +$9,070 +31.0%
158 Freight Transportation Arrangement $25,880 $33,880 +$8,000 +30.9%
159 Special Food Services $27,930 $36,560 +$8,630 +30.9%
160 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $25,990 $33,980 +$7,990 +30.7%
161 Scientific Research and Development Services $33,550 $43,840 +$10,290 +30.7%
162 Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $25,870 $33,780 +$7,910 +30.6%
163 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $30,120 $39,300 +$9,180 +30.5%
164 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $29,400 $38,350 +$8,950 +30.4%
165 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $27,730 $36,150 +$8,420 +30.4%
166 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $29,610 $38,590 +$8,980 +30.3%
167 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $31,070 $40,480 +$9,410 +30.3%
168 Rental and Leasing Services $24,770 $32,270 +$7,500 +30.3%
169 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $30,080 $39,170 +$9,090 +30.2%
170 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $28,320 $36,860 +$8,540 +30.2%
171 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $26,570 $34,560 +$7,990 +30.1%
172 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $29,460 $38,310 +$8,850 +30.0%
173 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $30,750 $39,970 +$9,220 +30.0%
174 Landscaping Services $32,290 $41,970 +$9,680 +30.0%
175 Grantmaking and Giving Services $31,730 $41,210 +$9,480 +29.9%
176 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $27,850 $36,170 +$8,320 +29.9%
177 Fabric Mills $24,640 $31,970 +$7,330 +29.7%
178 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $28,500 $36,960 +$8,460 +29.7%
179 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $29,580 $38,330 +$8,750 +29.6%
180 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $34,780 $45,030 +$10,250 +29.5%
181 Animal Food Manufacturing $29,270 $37,890 +$8,620 +29.4%
182 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $26,720 $34,570 +$7,850 +29.4%
183 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $29,420 $37,990 +$8,570 +29.1%
184 Specialty Trade Contractors $32,220 $41,600 +$9,380 +29.1%
185 Building Equipment Contractors $32,810 $42,340 +$9,530 +29.0%
186 Primary Metal Manufacturing $30,620 $39,480 +$8,860 +28.9%
187 Legal Services $26,510 $34,180 +$7,670 +28.9%
188 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $34,440 $44,400 +$9,960 +28.9%
189 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $30,160 $38,880 +$8,720 +28.9%
190 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $28,890 $37,240 +$8,350 +28.9%
191 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing $23,760 $30,620 +$6,860 +28.9%
192 Administrative and Support Services $28,610 $36,850 +$8,240 +28.8%
193 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $26,530 $34,150 +$7,620 +28.7%
194 Chemical Manufacturing $30,260 $38,940 +$8,680 +28.7%
195 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $29,650 $38,130 +$8,480 +28.6%
196 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $28,180 $36,190 +$8,010 +28.4%
197 Death Care Services $29,680 $38,070 +$8,390 +28.3%
198 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $27,000 $34,620 +$7,620 +28.2%
199 Real Estate $30,110 $38,570 +$8,460 +28.1%
200 Roofing Contractors $30,440 $38,960 +$8,520 +28.0%
201 Services to Buildings and Dwellings $28,870 $36,950 +$8,080 +28.0%
202 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $32,550 $41,620 +$9,070 +27.9%
203 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $30,240 $38,650 +$8,410 +27.8%
204 Rubber Product Manufacturing $29,170 $37,280 +$8,110 +27.8%
205 Textile Furnishings Mills $26,430 $33,760 +$7,330 +27.7%
206 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $31,850 $40,680 +$8,830 +27.7%
207 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $31,270 $39,910 +$8,640 +27.6%
208 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $28,460 $36,320 +$7,860 +27.6%
209 Specialized Design Services $28,760 $36,690 +$7,930 +27.6%
210 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $33,190 $42,330 +$9,140 +27.5%
211 Other Food Manufacturing $29,640 $37,800 +$8,160 +27.5%
212 Footwear Manufacturing $24,480 $31,200 +$6,720 +27.5%
213 Religious Organizations $28,890 $36,820 +$7,930 +27.4%
214 Utilities $39,570 $50,380 +$10,810 +27.3%
215 Textile Product Mills $25,440 $32,340 +$6,900 +27.1%
216 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $29,590 $37,570 +$7,980 +27.0%
217 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $27,120 $34,430 +$7,310 +27.0%
218 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing $26,940 $34,150 +$7,210 +26.8%
219 Performing Arts Companies $29,600 $37,500 +$7,900 +26.7%
220 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers $34,840 $44,100 +$9,260 +26.6%
221 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $30,820 $39,010 +$8,190 +26.6%
222 Utility System Construction $32,660 $41,300 +$8,640 +26.5%
223 Building Finishing Contractors $30,960 $39,100 +$8,140 +26.3%
224 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $27,280 $34,420 +$7,140 +26.2%
225 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $24,930 $31,440 +$6,510 +26.1%
226 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $31,020 $39,110 +$8,090 +26.1%
227 Hydroelectric Power Generation $36,470 $45,980 +$9,510 +26.1%
228 Newspaper Publishers $26,310 $33,170 +$6,860 +26.1%
229 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $31,120 $39,140 +$8,020 +25.8%
230 Spectator Sports $27,820 $34,970 +$7,150 +25.7%
231 Other Textile Product Mills $24,850 $31,220 +$6,370 +25.6%
232 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $34,950 $43,860 +$8,910 +25.5%
233 Apparel Manufacturing $26,970 $33,840 +$6,870 +25.5%
234 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $31,800 $39,820 +$8,020 +25.2%
235 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation $29,190 $36,460 +$7,270 +24.9%
236 Residential Building Construction $30,810 $38,480 +$7,670 +24.9%
237 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $27,570 $34,380 +$6,810 +24.7%
238 Printing and Related Support Activities $28,560 $35,580 +$7,020 +24.6%
239 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $28,830 $35,880 +$7,050 +24.5%
240 Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories $30,200 $37,560 +$7,360 +24.4%
241 Foundries $31,470 $39,100 +$7,630 +24.2%
242 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $34,750 $43,160 +$8,410 +24.2%
243 Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance $30,620 $38,000 +$7,380 +24.1%
244 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $33,070 $40,930 +$7,860 +23.8%
245 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $31,250 $38,630 +$7,380 +23.6%
246 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $32,110 $39,690 +$7,580 +23.6%
247 Junior Colleges $32,180 $39,710 +$7,530 +23.4%
248 Security Systems Services $28,500 $35,080 +$6,580 +23.1%
249 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $30,590 $37,490 +$6,900 +22.6%
250 Technical and Trade Schools $27,930 $34,100 +$6,170 +22.1%
251 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers $28,260 $34,500 +$6,240 +22.1%
252 Nonscheduled Air Transportation $30,670 $37,440 +$6,770 +22.1%
253 Water Transportation $30,940 $37,690 +$6,750 +21.8%
254 Educational Services $31,890 $38,810 +$6,920 +21.7%
255 Textile Mills $25,940 $31,470 +$5,530 +21.3%
256 Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing $29,590 $35,840 +$6,250 +21.1%
257 School and Employee Bus Transportation $27,490 $33,280 +$5,790 +21.1%
258 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills $27,730 $33,570 +$5,840 +21.1%
259 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $32,250 $39,010 +$6,760 +21.0%
260 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $24,390 $29,420 +$5,030 +20.6%
261 Support Activities for Water Transportation $33,350 $40,060 +$6,710 +20.1%
262 Motion Picture and Video Industries $24,360 $29,250 +$4,890 +20.1%
263 Exterminating and Pest Control Services $37,590 $45,070 +$7,480 +19.9%
264 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors $28,720 $34,410 +$5,690 +19.8%
265 Construction of Buildings $31,060 $37,180 +$6,120 +19.7%
266 Ship and Boat Building $34,430 $41,020 +$6,590 +19.1%
267 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $31,570 $37,600 +$6,030 +19.1%
268 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition $23,960 $28,530 +$4,570 +19.1%
269 Elementary and Secondary Schools $31,860 $37,900 +$6,040 +19.0%
270 Support Activities for Animal Production $30,380 $35,970 +$5,590 +18.4%
271 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry $31,450 $37,220 +$5,770 +18.3%
272 Urban Transit Systems $31,920 $37,630 +$5,710 +17.9%
273 Support Activities for Crop Production $31,630 $37,270 +$5,640 +17.8%
274 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $28,410 $33,400 +$4,990 +17.6%
275 Local Messengers and Local Delivery $27,440 $32,170 +$4,730 +17.2%
276 Investigation and Security Services $30,240 $35,070 +$4,830 +16.0%
277 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $37,200 $43,110 +$5,910 +15.9%
278 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land $29,610 $34,140 +$4,530 +15.3%
279 Educational Support Services $31,060 $35,500 +$4,440 +14.3%
280 Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $29,420 $33,390 +$3,970 +13.5%
281 Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing $33,970 $38,450 +$4,480 +13.2%
282 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $31,960 $35,960 +$4,000 +12.5%
283 Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services $30,450 $34,060 +$3,610 +11.9%
284 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation $31,990 $35,350 +$3,360 +10.5%
285 Postal Service (Federal Government) $58,580 $64,730 +$6,150 +10.5%
286 Warehousing and Storage $37,130 $40,610 +$3,480 +9.4%
287 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $41,290 $44,810 +$3,520 +8.5%
288 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $32,860 $35,610 +$2,750 +8.4%
289 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills $27,020 $29,000 +$1,980 +7.3%
290 Nonresidential Building Construction $31,680 $33,920 +$2,240 +7.1%
291 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $34,040 $35,790 +$1,750 +5.1%
292 Apparel Knitting Mills $28,650 $29,830 +$1,180 +4.1%
293 Drywall and Insulation Contractors $34,310 $35,630 +$1,320 +3.8%
294 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $34,830 $35,540 +$710 +2.0%
295 Masonry Contractors $45,510 $45,820 +$310 +0.7%

1 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Nuclear Electric Power Generation $58,070 $45,930 -$12,140 -20.9%

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Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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