Household Workers

Employers

Employers for household services can range from single apartment dwellers to homeowners with or without children to older persons looking for assistance or companionship. Some corporate apartment leasing companies may also hire household workers to clean and maintain their corporate housing units. Hotels, hospitals, and nursing homes also hire household workers for cleaning and repair duties. Most jobs are found in large cities and wealthy suburbs.

Starting Out

Most household workers find work through word-of-mouth. Friends or relatives may suggest homeowners who are looking for workers, while current and previous employers may often tell their friends about reliable household workers. Information about job opportunities is also available from local private employment agencies and state employment service offices.

Many self-employed household workers find jobs through online employment sites and newspaper ads. A good source for companies that arrange housecleaning services is also YP (http://www.yellowpages.com). These companies will usually ask for previous experience and personal references. Direct contact with apartment complexes, hotels, and motels may also be a good way to get started in the household worker profession.

Training programs may offer job placement services to graduates of their programs.