Building Maintenance Workers


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Building Maintenance Workers

Building Maintenance Workers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Property management firms
  • Manufacturing
  • Federal, state, and local government agencies

Outlook

Demand for building maintenance workers is closely tied to the real estate market. When people sell houses they need to get things repaired or have renovations done. Demand is also strong due to the need to repair and maintain older commercial buildings such as offices. 

This career is very large and has a high rate of turnover. Thus, many openings will occur as current workers change jobs or retire.

Building Maintenance Workers (CIS 100259)

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Illinois
64,626
Very large
&
10.0%
8.2%
>>>>
6,994
Very High
  Champaign Area
1,834
Very large
&
4.6%
5.2%
>>>>
184
Very High
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
1,362
Very large
&
5.8%
2.9%
>>>>
139
Very High
  Cook County
28,512
Very large
&
10.5%
9.2%
>>>>
3,109
Very High
  Decatur Area
709
Very large
&
4.1%
3.8%
>>>>
71
High
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
3,167
Very large
&
13.5%
10.3%
>>>>
359
Very High
  Du Page County
6,126
Very large
&
12.5%
8.8%
>>>>
686
Very High
  Edwardsville Area
1,313
Very large
&
14.7%
12.4%
>>>>
151
Very High
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
509
Very large
&
1.0%
-0.2%
>>>>
48
High
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
942
Very large
&
9.0%
6.0%
>>>>
100
High
  Lake County
4,025
Very large
&
14.0%
11.7%
>>>>
459
Very High
  McHenry County
1,055
Very large
&
8.9%
7.6%
>>>>
112
High
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
1,102
Very large
&
5.6%
4.4%
>>>>
112
High
  Northwest Illinois Area
1,406
Very large
&
6.3%
4.3%
>>>>
145
High
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
2,691
Very large
&
5.8%
4.5%
>>>>
276
Very High
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
1,008
Very large
&
5.3%
3.5%
>>>>
101
High
  Rock Island-Moline Area
991
Very large
&
6.7%
5.6%
>>>>
103
High
  Rockford Area
1,828
Very large
&
6.8%
6.6%
>>>>
189
Very High
  Shawnee National Forest Area
421
Very large
&
1.4%
1.1%
>>>>
41
Moderate
  Springfield Area
1,221
Very large
&
3.4%
4.6%
>>>>
120
High
  St Louis-Belleville Area
1,388
Very large
&
1.2%
0.9%
>>>>
133
High
  Vermilion County
332
Very large
&
1.5%
-0.5%
>>>>
32
High
  Will County
2,804
Very large
&
17.2%
14.9%
>>>>
333
Very High
United States
1,607,200
Very large
&
3.6%
2.8%
>>>>
152,400
Very High
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.