High paying cleaning and grounds jobs in New York with no degree

The best paid cleaning and grounds occupations in New York 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 New York run 7.9% above the national average (2024), so a New York salary is worth about 0.93× 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 New York.

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

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OccupationMedian, New York · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$70,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,920 – $99,7806,320
2Tree Trimmers and Pruners$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $83,7003,750
3First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$60,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,160 – $84,93011,620
4Pest Control Workers$48,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,550 – $71,9604,220
5Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$44,840
No formal educational credential
$34,950 – $59,92047,600
6Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,950
No formal educational credential
$33,810 – $82,54041,740
7Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$41,640
No formal educational credential
$34,540 – $61,830195,250

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew York	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,760	$49,920 – $99,780	6,320
2	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$41,600 – $83,700	3,750
3	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,580	$39,160 – $84,930	11,620
4	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,530	$37,550 – $71,960	4,220
5	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$44,840	$34,950 – $59,920	47,600
6	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$41,950	$33,810 – $82,540	41,740
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$41,640	$34,540 – $61,830	195,250

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