High paying cleaning and grounds jobs in Idaho with no degree

The best paid cleaning and grounds occupations in Idaho 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 Idaho run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Idaho salary is worth about 1.05× 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 Idaho.

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

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OccupationMedian, Idaho · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$58,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $79,7001,120
2First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$48,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,700 – $70,7701,220
3Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$47,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,170 – $59,550610
4Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$41,600
No formal educational credential
$30,960 – $58,1007,980
5Pest Control Workers$40,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $47,340620
6Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,110
No formal educational credential
$28,390 – $49,00010,800
7Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,560
No formal educational credential
$27,600 – $43,6806,210

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

#	Occupation	MedianIdaho	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,200	$43,680 – $79,700	1,120
2	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,390	$36,700 – $70,770	1,220
3	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, VegetationHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,630	$39,170 – $59,550	610
4	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$41,600	$30,960 – $58,100	7,980
5	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,220	$35,940 – $47,340	620
6	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$36,110	$28,390 – $49,000	10,800
7	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$34,560	$27,600 – $43,680	6,210

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