Number of jobs expected per year is unavailable at this time. Occupational growth is unavailable at this time. Employment outlook is unavailable at this time. National Outlook Nationally, employment of janitors is expected to grow as fast as average through 2008. New technology is expected to have little effect on employment of janitors.
Robots can only perform a single cleaning task.
They may not be usable in many places, especially cluttered areas such as hotel and hospital rooms. The number of office buildings, hotels, schools, factories, hospitals, and other buildings is increasing. Most of the buildings will need janitors to clean them. Janitorial services firms are expected to be one of the fastest growing employers of cleaners. The occupation of janitors is easy to enter for three reasons.