How to become a cleaning and housekeeping supervisor in offices, hotels and other establishments
Official title: Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments
Also called: Housekeeper (hotel), Matron (housekeeping)
Cleaning and housekeeping supervisors in offices, hotels and other establishments organize, supervise and carry out housekeeping functions in order to keep clean and tidy the interiors, fixtures and facilities in these establishments.
Main tasks
- Engaging, training, discharging, organizing and supervising helpers, cleaners and other housekeeping staff
- Purchasing or controlling the purchase of supplies
- Controlling storage and issue of supplies
- Supervising general welfare and conduct of individuals in institutions
- Sweeping or vacuum-cleaning, washing and polishing floors, furniture and other fixtures
- Making beds, cleaning bathrooms, supplying towels, soap and related items
- Cleaning kitchens and generally helping with kitchen work, including dishwashing
- Restocking mini-bars and replenishing items such as drinking glasses and writing equipment
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: HK$16,500 a month
- About 732,700 people in 2025, and about 740,500 projected by 2028. (+1.1%)
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
Do you need a degree to become a cleaning and housekeeping supervisor in offices, hotels and other establishments?
Usually not. Only 6% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Will AI change the work of a cleaning and housekeeping supervisor in offices, hotels and other establishments?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Census and Statistics Department (Annual Earnings and Hours Survey): Monthly and hourly wage percentiles by occupational group (5 groups) (Tables 220-23014, 220-23024, 220-23003) (2025 (May to June 2025), released 2026-03-23), retrieved 4 October 2026
- Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026