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Housekeeping Executive

Also known as: Housekeeping Supervisor · Floor Supervisor · Rooms Division Executive

Manages cleanliness, room readiness and linen across a hotel's rooms and public areas.

BHM
Starting salary · freshersfrom ₹1.1–4.8 lakh/yr1Typical pay in the first year (0–1 yr experience)

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₹1.1–4.8 lakh/yr
Salary 0–1 yr · 2023
PayScale India, Entry-Level Housekeeping Supervisor salary (as reported)
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See salary by experience below
BHM or a hospitality diploma
Typical entry
Housekeeping associate, floor supervisor, desk executive
Common starting titles

What you’d do

Housekeeping executives keep a hotel's rooms and public spaces clean, stocked and ready for guests. They plan staff duties, inspect rooms, manage linen and supplies, and keep front office updated on which rooms are ready. Hospitals, serviced apartments and facility-management firms also hire for similar roles.

  • Inspect rooms and public areas before handover
  • Assign and supervise room attendants
  • Track linen, supplies and lost-and-found
  • Coordinate room status with front office

How you get in

Freshers usually enter through BHM campus placement or management trainee rotations, starting as housekeeping associates or floor supervisors. Facility-management firms also hire BHM graduates for supervisory roles in offices and hospitals.

Salary in India

By experience

₹ lakh a year · bars show the typical range, low to high

0–1 yr · Fresher
₹1.1–4.8L1

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₹1.1–4.8 lakh/yr
Salary 0–1 yr · 2023
PayScale India, Entry-Level Housekeeping Supervisor salary (as reported)
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Fresher salary over the years

middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year

Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.

Skills you’ll use

From our guide · a curated list is coming

  • Inspection against standards
  • Staff scheduling and supervision
  • Inventory and cost control
  • Hygiene and chemical safety

About this field · for freshers

Job openings by year

Is demand growing?

Not added yet.

Competition4

How many graduates enter each year?

~10,600
new graduates a year from BHM

BHM graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.

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~10,600
Competition
AISHE 2023-24, Table 34 (programme-wise out-turn), Ministry of Education · 2023-24
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Who hires

IT firms, banks, government, startups?

Not added yet.

Where the jobs are

Which cities?

Not added yet.

Women in the field4

Is it diverse?

20%

Share of women among BHM graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.

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20%
Women in the field
AISHE 2023-24, Table 34 (programme-wise out-turn), Ministry of Education · 2023-24
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At a glance

  • Physically demanding, with rotating shifts.
  • Common next steps: assistant executive housekeeper, executive housekeeper, rooms division manager.
  • Skills carry over to hospital and facility management roles.

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