High paying cleaning and grounds jobs in Colorado with no degree

The best paid cleaning and grounds occupations in Colorado 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 Colorado run 3.1% above the national average (2024), so a Colorado salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Colorado.

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

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OccupationMedian, Colorado · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$60,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,370 – $86,6904,390
2First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$55,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310 – $81,1404,070
3Tree Trimmers and Pruners$51,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,600 – $61,6601,200
4Pest Control Workers$48,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,610 – $71,230970
5Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$47,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,670 – $66,250960
6Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,760
No formal educational credential
$36,280 – $60,20021,990
7Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,600
No formal educational credential
$34,150 – $51,21034,220
8Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,560
No formal educational credential
$32,490 – $46,63019,280

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

#	Occupation	MedianColorado	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,840	$46,370 – $86,690	4,390
2	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,100	$39,310 – $81,140	4,070
3	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,390	$47,600 – $61,660	1,200
4	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,650	$38,610 – $71,230	970
5	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, VegetationHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,020	$42,670 – $66,250	960
6	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$45,760	$36,280 – $60,200	21,990
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$38,600	$34,150 – $51,210	34,220
8	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$37,560	$32,490 – $46,630	19,280

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Colorado. 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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