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Housekeeping supervisor

Also called head housekeeper, head of housekeeping, housekeeping manager

Housekeeping supervisors are in charge of supervising and coordinating the daily running of cleaning and housekeeping activities hospitality establishments.

Will there be jobs?Average prospects26 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Personal service workersWhat does it pay?Below averageFrom about €900 (Bulgaria) to €3,900 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Personal service workersWhat do I need to study?Upper secondary or vocational6 in 10 finished upper secondary or vocational training. 6 in 10 train through vocational routes.Personal service workersWill AI change it?Very littleLevel 1 of 6. AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments · ILO

What you'd do

Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments · ILO
  • Engaging, training, discharging, organizing and supervising helpers, cleaners and other housekeeping staff
  • Purchasing or controlling the purchase of supplies
  • Controlling storage and issue of supplies
  • Supervising general welfare and conduct of individuals in institutions
  • Sweeping or vacuum-cleaning, washing and polishing floors, furniture and other fixtures
  • Making beds, cleaning bathrooms and supplying towels, soap and related items
  • Cleaning kitchens and generally helping with kitchen work, including dishwashing
  • Restocking mini-bars and replenishing items such as drinking glasses and writing equipment
Manage cleaning activitiesSupervise housekeeping operationsCoordinate redecoration of hospitality establishmentHandle customer complaintsProcure hospitality products+ 15 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Indoors
  • A mix of sitting and standing
  • Lots of contact with people
  • Some freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers"

Will there be jobs?

Average prospects

A typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as personal service workers in the EU
10.21m10.63m10.46m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
3,074,000 replacing leavers 244,000 jobs disappear
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Personal service workers26
All jobs29
Right now
5 of 27 countries report a shortage of cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments, 4 a surplus.
Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments · EURES

What does it pay?

Below average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €900 a month (Bulgaria) to €3,900 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among service and sales workers in the EU, women earn 3% less per hour than men. Service and sales workers · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Upper secondary or vocational

Upper secondary or vocational training in environmental protection technology is the usual route.

Highest qualification of personal service workers (EU, 2025)
Degree 15%Vocational 46%General secondary 16%Basic schooling 23%
Field that teaches it
Environmental protection technology
Vocational route, EU
6 in 10 trainees in this field

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Very little

AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.22 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 8 tasks
Purchasing or controlling the purchase of supplies0.36
Controlling storage and issue of supplies0.36
Supervising general welfare and conduct of individuals in institutions0.25
Engaging, training, discharging, organizing and supervising helpers, cleaners and other housekeeping staff0.24
Restocking mini-bars and replenishing items such as drinking glasses and writing equipment0.18
Making beds, cleaning bathrooms and supplying towels, soap and related items0.14
Cleaning kitchens and generally helping with kitchen work, including dishwashing0.13
Sweeping or vacuum-cleaning, washing and polishing floors, furniture and other fixtures0.10

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).