First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate work activities of cleaning personnel in hotels, hospitals, offices, and other establishments.
178,760 people do this job in the US. $49,100 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 56%
- 3%
- 42%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 30%. Today's estimate: 39%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 26 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Establish and implement operational standards and procedures for the departments supervised.Done daily by most who do it. | 15% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | 49%Half by now | |
| Direct activities for stopping the spread of infections in facilities, such as hospitals.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Forecast necessary levels of staffing and stock at different times to facilitate effective scheduling and ordering.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now | |
| Recommend or arrange for additional services, such as painting, repair work, renovations, and the replacement of furnishings and equipment.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Prepare reports on activity, personnel, and information, such as occupancy, hours worked, facility usage, work performed, and departmental expenses.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | 65%Half by now | |
| Inspect and evaluate the physical condition of facilities to determine the type of work required.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Supervise in-house services, such as laundries, maintenance and repair, dry cleaning, or valet services.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min13 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Perform or assist with cleaning duties as necessary.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Recommend changes that could improve service and increase operational efficiency.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Instruct staff in work policies and procedures, and the use and maintenance of equipment.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Coordinate activities with other departments to ensure that services are provided in an efficient and timely manner.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | 95%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
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- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers35% now, 62% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers37% now, 45% by 2028
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers48% now, 56% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).