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Housekeeper Job Description Template | Sample

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Updated September 23, 2024

A housekeeper is someone who performs a range of household tasks including vacuuming, mopping, dusting, sanitizing, washing dishes, doing laundry, and cleaning floors. Housekeepers can be employed by large companies, which process payments and manage clients; self-employed housekeepers handle these tasks for themselves.

Salary (Median Pay)

For maids and housekeeping cleaners (May 2020).[1]

  • Salary: $28,010/yr
  • Hourly Rate: $13.47/hr

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Making beds;
  • Cleaning rooms;
  • Cleaning furniture;
  • Vacuuming;
  • Mopping;
  • Dusting;
  • Sanitizing;
  • Washing dishes;
  • Doing laundry;
  • Washing windows;
  • Ironing;
  • Emptying trash; and
  • Various other cleaning tasks.

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of how to safely use cleaning chemicals;
  • Trustworthiness and integrity;
  • Basic math skills (for self-employed housekeepers);
  • Physical stamina; and
  • Adaptability.