High paying cleaning and grounds jobs in Alabama with no degree

The best paid cleaning and grounds occupations in Alabama that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

Cost of living: prices in Alabama run 11.2% below the national average (2024), so a Alabama salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Alabama.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Alabama · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$52,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,230 – $78,7301,720
2First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$44,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,140 – $65,3902,550
3Tree Trimmers and Pruners$41,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,350 – $57,390890
4Pest Control Workers$38,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,100 – $50,1102,540
5Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$35,630
No formal educational credential
$26,370 – $47,27012,020
6Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,620
No formal educational credential
$23,490 – $41,08025,110
7Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$27,480
No formal educational credential
$22,340 – $34,6808,290

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAlabama	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,710	$37,230 – $78,730	1,720
2	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,370	$31,140 – $65,390	2,550
3	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,500	$33,350 – $57,390	890
4	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,410	$31,100 – $50,110	2,540
5	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$35,630	$26,370 – $47,270	12,020
6	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$30,620	$23,490 – $41,080	25,110
7	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$27,480	$22,340 – $34,680	8,290

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Alabama. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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