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About how many property, real estate and community association managers are employed in the U.S.?

Answer460,400 jobs

This occupational group includes many of the people who manage day-to-day building operations.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) bls.gov

About how many janitors and building cleaners are employed across the United States?

Answer2,432,600 workers

Keeping millions of commercial and public buildings clean takes a workforce of well over two million people.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) bls.gov

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About what share of total commercial building energy use goes to space heating alone?

Answerclose to one-third

Heating remains the single largest energy draw in most commercial buildings across the country.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, CBECS (2018) eia.gov

What is the median annual wage for a janitor or building cleaner in the U.S.?

Answer$36,840 per year

That works out to about $17.71 an hour for the roughly 2.4 million people in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) bls.gov

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