High paying cleaning and grounds jobs in America with no degree

The best paid cleaning and grounds occupations in America 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.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, America · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$58,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,560 – $85,650130,760
2Tree Trimmers and Pruners$50,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,940 – $80,31055,160
3First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$49,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520 – $76,430178,760
4Pest Control Workers$45,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,680 – $61,890102,620
5Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,150
No formal educational credential
$31,150 – $56,730952,640
6Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,840
No formal educational credential
$28,640 – $50,2702.2M
7Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,510
No formal educational credential
$27,640 – $48,570860,670

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

#	Occupation	MedianAmerica	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,430	$40,560 – $85,650	130,760
2	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,960	$37,940 – $80,310	55,160
3	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,100	$35,520 – $76,430	178,760
4	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,250	$34,680 – $61,890	102,620
5	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$39,150	$31,150 – $56,730	952,640
6	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$36,840	$28,640 – $50,270	2.2M
7	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$35,510	$27,640 – $48,570	860,670

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