Jobs Similar to Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to maids and housekeeping cleaners, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Orderlies, Food Servers and Shampooers.
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: $35,510 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orderlies | 79% | $38,290+8% | High school |
| 2 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 79% | $35,3600% | High school |
| 3 | Shampooers | 77% | $32,600−8% | High school |
| 4 | Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | 76% | $36,300+2% | High school |
| 5 | Stockers and Order Fillers | 76% | $37,330+5% | High school |
| 6 | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | 76% | $33,980−4% | High school |
| 7 | Food Preparation Workers | 76% | $35,320−1% | High school |
| 8 | Crossing Guards and Flaggers | 75% | $38,100+7% | High school |
| 9 | Animal Caretakers | 75% | $35,3600% | High school |
| 10 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 74% | $37,080+4% | High school |
| 11 | Cooks, Fast Food | 74% | $30,890−13% | High school |
| 12 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersSame group | 74% | $36,840+4% | Training or associate |
| 13 | Transportation Security Screeners | 74% | $66,770+88% | High school |
| 14 | Fast Food and Counter Workers | 74% | $31,200−12% | High school |
| 15 | Baristas | 74% | $31,200Broader BLS group · not compared | High school |
| 16 | Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 74% | $33,580−5% | High school |
| 17 | Bartenders | 73% | $34,340−3% | High school |
| 18 | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 73% | $37,450+5% | High school |
| 19 | Cooks, Short Order | 73% | $35,880+1% | High school |
| 20 | Parking Attendants | 72% | $35,150−1% | High school |
- 1Orderlies
79% similar · $38,290 (+8%) · High school
- 2Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
79% similar · $35,360 (0%) · High school
- 3Shampooers
77% similar · $32,600 (−8%) · High school
- 4Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants
76% similar · $36,300 (+2%) · High school
- 5Stockers and Order Fillers
76% similar · $37,330 (+5%) · High school
- 6Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
76% similar · $33,980 (−4%) · High school
- 7Food Preparation Workers
76% similar · $35,320 (−1%) · High school
- 8Crossing Guards and Flaggers
75% similar · $38,100 (+7%) · High school
- 9Animal Caretakers
75% similar · $35,360 (0%) · High school
- 10Baggage Porters and Bellhops
74% similar · $37,080 (+4%) · High school
- 11Cooks, Fast Food
74% similar · $30,890 (−13%) · High school
- 12Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
74% similar · $36,840 (+4%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 13Transportation Security Screeners
74% similar · $66,770 (+88%) · High school
- 14Fast Food and Counter Workers
74% similar · $31,200 (−12%) · High school
- 15Baristas
74% similar · $31,200 (broader group) · High school
- 16Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
74% similar · $33,580 (−5%) · High school
- 17Bartenders
73% similar · $34,340 (−3%) · High school
- 18Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
73% similar · $37,450 (+5%) · High school
- 19Cooks, Short Order
73% similar · $35,880 (+1%) · High school
- 20Parking Attendants
72% similar · $35,150 (−1%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than maids and housekeeping cleaners.
- Transportation Security Screeners74% similar · $66,770 (+88%)
- Orderlies79% similar · $38,290 (+8%)
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers75% similar · $38,100 (+7%)
- Stockers and Order Fillers76% similar · $37,330 (+5%)
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria73% similar · $37,450 (+5%)
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops74% similar · $37,080 (+4%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for maids and housekeeping cleaners also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where maids and housekeeping cleaners is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers (83)
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant (83)
- Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants (80)
- Orderlies (79)
- Bartenders (77)
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (77)
- Shampooers (77)
- Dishwashers (76)
- Food Preparation Workers (76)
- Stockers and Order Fillers (76)
Questions about jobs like maids and housekeeping cleaners
What jobs are most similar to maids and housekeeping cleaners?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Orderlies (79% similar), Food Servers (79% similar), Shampooers (77% similar), Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants (76% similar) and Stockers and Order Fillers (76% similar).
Which jobs like maids and housekeeping cleaners pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Transportation Security Screeners ($66,770, +88%; usually a high school diploma), Orderlies ($38,290, +8%; usually a high school diploma) and Crossing Guards and Flaggers ($38,100, +7%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with maids and housekeeping cleaners ($35,510). Without more preparation than maids and housekeeping cleaners usually need: Transportation Security Screeners, Orderlies and Crossing Guards and Flaggers.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.