High paying cleaning and grounds jobs in Oregon with no degree

The best paid cleaning and grounds occupations in Oregon 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 Oregon run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Oregon 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 Oregon.

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

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OccupationMedian, Oregon · Employed

1Tree Trimmers and Pruners$75,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,220 – $94,4701,610
2First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$70,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,770 – $96,1101,180
3First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$56,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,600 – $74,6202,470
4Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$48,890
No formal educational credential
$33,130 – $63,470660
5Pest Control Workers$46,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,890 – $59,270740
6Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$45,040
No formal educational credential
$35,870 – $58,94011,870
7Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$39,340
No formal educational credential
$33,570 – $55,00025,890
8Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,590
No formal educational credential
$33,970 – $47,74012,920

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

#	Occupation	MedianOregon	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,440	$51,220 – $94,470	1,610
2	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,560	$46,770 – $96,110	1,180
3	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,210	$40,600 – $74,620	2,470
4	Grounds Maintenance Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$48,890	$33,130 – $63,470	660
5	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,570	$39,890 – $59,270	740
6	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$45,040	$35,870 – $58,940	11,870
7	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$39,340	$33,570 – $55,000	25,890
8	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$37,590	$33,970 – $47,740	12,920

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