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Housekeeping Supervisor

O*NET: First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers·37-1011.00

The Verdict:Housekeeping supervisors manage staff, inspect facilities, and handle occasional cleaning. AI excels at scheduling, inventory, and reports, boosting efficiency without replacing on-site oversight and interpersonal staff guidance. The role adapts through tools but remains essential for physical checks and team dynamics over the next decade.

Resilience Score

/100

Moderate Risk

Score tiers

Highly Resilient81–100

Resilient61–80

Moderate Risk41–60

High Risk21–40

Critical Risk0–20

How is this scored?

Task Resilience

How much of this role's daily work remains beyond AI and robotic automation.

30% of score

Physical Presence

The degree to which this job needs a human present — hands-on, in the field, or in the room.

20% of score

Human Necessity

How important the unique human edge is — for trust, accountability, or judgment.

15% of score

Regulatory Shield

How strong the legal requirement is for a human in this job (by law, licensing, or credentials).

13% of score

Technological Maturity

How far AI remains from performing this role's core functions.

10% of score

Displacement Evidence

The volume of jobs in this field being eliminated by AI or automation right now.

12% of score

Score last updated: February 2026Full methodology

Avg Salary

Median annual wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 release.

$48k

Job Growth (10yr)

Projected change in total number of jobs (not salary) from 2024–2034. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections.

+2.5%

AI Exposure

Percentage of this role's analyzed tasks that AI can handle autonomously or nearly so. 2 of 26 tasks are classified as AI-exposed.

Low exposure

Task Analysis

Most of this role rewards AI fluency.
62% of tasks (16 of 26) become more productive with AI tools — learning to use them is the highest-leverage career move.

2exposed

16AI leverage

8human-essential

View all 26 tasks

AI Can Handle This2 tasks

Tasks AI can do autonomously or nearly so

Maintain required records of work hours, budgets, payrolls, and other information.

Prepare reports on activity, personnel, and information, such as occupancy, hours worked, facility usage, work performed, and departmental expenses.

AI Leverage16 tasks

Master these tools — humans who do outperform those who don't

Supervise in-house services, such as laundries, maintenance and repair, dry cleaning, or valet services.

Select the most suitable cleaning materials for different types of linens, furniture, flooring, and surfaces.

Advise managers, desk clerks, or admitting personnel of rooms ready for occupancy.

Plan and prepare employee work schedules.

Establish and implement operational standards and procedures for the departments supervised.

Inventory stock to ensure that supplies and equipment are available in adequate amounts.

Issue supplies and equipment to workers.

Forecast necessary levels of staffing and stock at different times to facilitate effective scheduling and ordering.

Recommend or arrange for additional services, such as painting, repair work, renovations, and the replacement of furnishings and equipment.

Coordinate activities with other departments to ensure that services are provided in an efficient and timely manner.

Instruct staff in work policies and procedures, and the use and maintenance of equipment.

Select and order or purchase new equipment, supplies, or furnishings.

Evaluate employee performance and recommend personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, and dismissals.

Recommend changes that could improve service and increase operational efficiency.

Perform financial tasks, such as estimating costs and preparing and managing budgets.

Screen job applicants, and hire new employees.

Human Advantage8 tasks

Tasks requiring trust, presence, or novel judgment

Inspect work performed to ensure that it meets specifications and established standards.

Perform or assist with cleaning duties as necessary.

Inspect and evaluate the physical condition of facilities to determine the type of work required.

Check and maintain equipment to ensure that it is in working order.

Direct activities for stopping the spread of infections in facilities, such as hospitals.

Investigate complaints about service and equipment, and take corrective action.

Confer with staff to resolve performance and personnel problems, and to discuss company policies.

Perform grounds maintenance tasks, such as removing snow and mowing the lawn.

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