| If you're chosen career is that of a housekeeper | | | | 3. The Assistant Executive Housekeeper - The |
| California is a great place to live and work. The | | | | role of Assistant Executive, can be compared to |
| reality of it is that you can likely find work | | | | that an assistant manager in other businesses. |
| anywhere in the country. As long as people live | | | | Along with your cleaning duties, you will also be |
| and work there will always be a need for | | | | responsible for helping to manage staff. In |
| experienced cleaning services. With readily | | | | California the Assistant Executive Housekeeper |
| available work anywhere in the country you may | | | | can expect to earn $5,000 above the average, or |
| ask, why would I want to work in California? | | | | $33,000/year. |
| To put it simply, you'll make more money. The | | | | 4. The Executive Housekeeper - As an executive |
| golden state holds 22 of the top 100 richest cities | | | | housekeeper, the larger part of your role will be |
| in the US. In other words, more people can afford | | | | managing other housekeepers. The average wage |
| housekeeping services, and their often willing to | | | | for this position is $32,000. In California that |
| pay well for that service. With tourism in California | | | | average jumps to $37,000/year. |
| the housekeeper can also choose from a variety | | | | 5. Director of Housekeeping - Many larger |
| of hotels and business that are always in need of | | | | businesses and hotels employ separate teams of |
| qualified people. | | | | housekeepers. The director of housekeeping is |
| You'll find that you will have choices as a | | | | responsible for managing those teams and |
| housekeeper working in California, and that many | | | | ensuring they have the supplies they need. In this |
| of those choices allow you to earn more than | | | | position you can expect to earn $47,000/year in |
| you would elsewhere in the country. | | | | California. That is $6,000 higher than other places |
| Housekeeping Careers in California | | | | in the country. |
| 1. The General Housekeeper - You first choice | | | | 6. Private Cleaning Service - In California there is a |
| working as a housekeeper is your basic | | | | high demand for cleaning services, which makes it |
| housekeeping job. You can find work as a | | | | a great place to start your own business. Starting |
| housekeeper in large businesses, motels, and | | | | your own housekeeping service for homes or |
| working for cleaning services. Across the US, the | | | | business can be a great way to make way above |
| average salary for a housekeeper is $17,000 | | | | the average salary for any other housekeeping |
| year. In California, you can expect a starting wage | | | | role. If you have managerial capability there is no |
| of $19,000, with many newcomers to the | | | | limit to how you can grow your business in the |
| business making more than that. | | | | Golden State. |
| 2. Janitorial Work - Another area of cleaning work | | | | If you live in California, and have been considering |
| that is easy to find in California is janitorial work | | | | a career as a housekeeper, then you are in luck. |
| for business. In most areas of the country you | | | | You live in one of the highest paying states for |
| could expect to earn $18,000 when you are | | | | this career path, and you'll find that with your |
| starting out in this line of work. In California the | | | | experience you will never have trouble finding |
| starting wage is $19,000/year. | | | | work. |