Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

AUTOMATION RISK

CALCULATED

78%

risk level

POLLING

66%

Based on 177 votes

LABOR DEMAND

GROWTH

9.4%

by year 2032

WAGES

$33,450

or $16.08 per hour

Volume

836,230

as of 2023

SUMMARY

JOB SCORE

3.6/10

78% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners' was $33,450, or $16 per hour

'Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners' were paid 30.4% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

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Susan (Uncertain) 8 months ago

I am uncertain because I have been waiting for such a "house cleaning robot" since around 1975 when a humorous song came out that included "my new invention will do your chores
Take out your garbage and wax your floors
Just plug it in the wall it's completely automatic
Hang it in the hall or you could hide it in the attic" (Five Man Electrical Band). I already have vaccuum robot but it does not work as well as the one I have to push and it is a far cry from doing tasks like making beds, doing laundry, dusting entire home, cleaning cupboards, and so on. I just don't see it happening soon.

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Declan (Low) 1 year ago

AI already does a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to house work. But there are things such as folding clothes, cleaning in higher places, eg polishing doors, handles, mopping floors, and regardless of how small a place is, some people are just lazy, too lazy to do even the smallest things.

Also, people, myself included, would like someone to be in contact with, just feels more then a little robotic mechanism walking around my house

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Andrew F Block (Low) 1 year ago

I run an in-home senior care agency. The caregivers have to interact with the clients personally, as well as clean bathrooms, sinks, mirrors, take laundry up and down steps, run errands and grocery shopping sweep and mop floors and take out garbage. Unless you had a full bodied physical standing robot with hands and arms that could do all of that, and maneuver, all the aspects of the house steps included. It would be difficult for a robot to do that. Far beyond a Roomba vacuum on the floor, these tasks require much more intricacy.

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Gen (Moderate) 1 year ago

Trusted human housekeepers are hard to find. Since technology is rapidly accelerating people will turn even more to A.I.

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Not a robot 1 year ago

The requirements needed for an autonomous robot would be 1) smell 2) physical flexibility/durability 3) reasoning 4) electronic communications 5) patience 6) able to scrub hard surfaces with different contours 7) able to half finish a job in one room and return to complete when unoccupied 8) to understand that the daily task and order of things may change 9) able to operate other electronic devices ie.. ovens for proper cleaning 10) able to lift any type of material such as cast iron stove covers, toilet lids, garbage cans, rugs 11) a battery that lasts between 3-6 hours depending on size of home 12) a charging port small enough to be placed in an inconspicuous area out of eye sight.

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Elf 2 years ago

House cleaning can be a complex and challenging task that demands careful attention to detail. From deactivating alarms and opening locks with a deft touch to lifting dog gates and ensuring that cats don't escape, there are numerous variables to consider. It's also important to use the appropriate cleaning agents, such as the "right" soap for washing dishes. In addition to these practical considerations, there's also the aesthetic aspect to consider, such as carefully dusting delicate items like plastic vines or checking the condition of a fragile vase that may already be cracked. To successfully clean a home, it requires precise movements and a keen eye for detail.

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Kelli Grabener (Highly likely) 2 years ago

The Pandemic is causing housekeepers not to want to come back to work. Its time to get creative

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Maggie B. 3 years ago

I'm honestly fine with that as long as the robots wear cute cat maid outfits. Otherwise, I'd prefer to be the one in that outfit cleaning up your house.

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Angela 4 years ago

I hate all this robot stuff. They using us to work and making money off us and the money they make they invest in robots to replace us. I hate it. I hate driverless cars

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Kary (Highly likely) 4 years ago

example 1: roomba

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rob (No chance) 5 years ago

hotel housekeeping is very detailed, you would need a very advanced robot with minute hand movements.

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bryce 4 years ago

Completely agree with rob. Although robots are currently applied to the vacuum cleaner, these are extremely expensive, take forever to clean the entire home, and they are noisy. I admit there is a likelihood that the time will ultimately arrive, but it will be a while away

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Person 4 years ago

It's AI it can learn that's the whole point

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blue fin 4 years ago

but robots can do that you numpty

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