Housekeeping supervisors

How to become a domestic housekeeper

Official title: Domestic housekeepers

Also called: Bed and breakfast operator, Domestic housekeeper, Butler

Domestic housekeepers organize, supervise and carry out housekeeping functions in private households and small accommodation establishments with or without the support of subordinate staff.

Main tasks

Supervising workers employed in households as domestic staff
Purchasing or controlling the purchase of supplies
Controlling storage and issue of supplies
Assisting in cases of minor injury or illness by performing tasks such as taking temperature, giving medicine, putting on bandages
Sweeping or vacuum-cleaning, washing and polishing floors, furniture and other fixtures
Making beds, cleaning bathrooms, supplying towels, soap and related items
Taking care of household pets and plants, receiving visitors, answering telephones, delivering messages and shopping for groceries
Preparing and cooking meals, setting and clearing tables and serving food and beverages
Cleaning kitchens and generally helping with kitchen work, including dishwashing

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.

Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become a domestic housekeeper?

Usually not. Only 6% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a domestic housekeeper?

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