Commercial Cleaning & FM recruiters serving Knoxville.
A standing, credential-verified Commercial Cleaning & FM pipeline for Knoxville contractors - built around the roles that actually matter in this market, real wage data, and the free resources below.
Positions we recruit for in Knoxville.
The same standing pipeline we maintain nationally for Commercial Cleaning & FM, sourced against Knoxville-based and Knoxville-adjacent candidates.
Cleaning Team Member / Janitor
BLS 37-2011 - Front-line cleaning; entry point for most cleaning careers
Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor
BLS 37-1011 - Manages 3-8 team members on-site; ISSA CMI cert adds premium
Site Manager / Account Manager
BLS 11-3011 - Owns client relationship + P&L for one account; CIMS cert adds 10-15%
Regional Operations Manager
BLS 11-1021 - Manages 5-15 accounts across a metro; multi-site P&L
Facilities Manager
BLS 11-3013 - Building operations end-to-end; BOMI / FMP / CFM preferred
Facilities Coordinator
BLS 43-6014 - Supports FM with vendor coordination, work orders, tenant requests
Building Engineer
BLS 47-1011 - Blends facilities + trades; hands-on with MEP systems
Healthcare Cleaning Specialist
BLS 37-2011 - Infection-control trained; hospital / lab environments
Data Center / Cleanroom Cleaner
BLS 37-2011 - Cleanroom protocols; no-particle standards; $75K/yr avg
VP of Operations
BLS 11-1011 - Multi-metro leadership; often the growth-limiting hire
What Commercial Cleaning & FM roles earn.
National BLS-sourced medians: front-line cleaning staff (SOC 37-2011) median $33,530/yr ($16.12/hr); first-line cleaning supervisors (SOC 37-1011) median $46,660/yr; facilities managers (SOC 11-3013) median $106,850/yr. Cleanroom/data-center cleaning specialists run higher, averaging roughly $75K/yr given the certification and screening required. CIMS certification adds a documented 10-15% premium for account managers. These are national figures - metro-specific wage data for this trade is not yet published on our site; the free Salary Guide below has the full breakdown by role.
Knoxville runs 18% more commercial cleaning workers per job than the country as a whole — above the national concentration. A deeper local pool means more people to reach, and more employers reaching them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 , Janitors and Building Cleaners. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
Frequently asked - Commercial Cleaning & FM hiring in Knoxville.
What does it cost to hire commercial cleaning staff in Knoxville?
Median pay for janitors and building cleaners in Knoxville is $31,200 a year, per BLS. That is the midpoint for the metro, so half the market is paid above it — an offer at or below the median asks someone to move for no raise. Specialty and supervisory roles sit well above it, and the wage table on this page breaks those out by role.
How hard is it to hire commercial cleaning staff in Knoxville?
Knoxville has 18% more janitors and building cleaners per job than the country as a whole, above the national concentration. Knoxville employs about 7,150 of them. A deeper pool means more candidates to reach — and more employers reaching them, so competing offers are common. Speed and a clear offer matter more here than volume of outreach.
What Commercial Cleaning & FM positions does My Trade Talent recruit for in Knoxville?
We maintain a standing pipeline across 10 Commercial Cleaning & FM roles in the Knoxville market - from Cleaning Team Member / Janitor through VP of Operations. See the full breakdown above.
What do Commercial Cleaning & FM roles pay in Knoxville?
National BLS-sourced medians: front-line cleaning staff (SOC 37-2011) median $33,530/yr ($16.12/hr); first-line cleaning supervisors (SOC 37-1011) median $46,660/yr; facilities managers (SOC 11-3013) median $106,850/yr. Cleanroom/data-center cleaning specialists run higher, averaging roughly $75K/yr given the certification and screening required. CIMS certification adds a documented 10-15% premium for account managers. These are national figures - metro-specific wage data for this trade is not yet published on our site; the free Salary Guide below has the full breakdown by role.
Can you staff a multi-site commercial cleaning contract?
Yes - Regional Operations Managers and VPs of Operations who run multi-site P&L are part of our standing pipeline, not just front-line cleaning staff.
How fast can My Trade Talent fill a Commercial Cleaning & FM role in Knoxville?
Time to fill depends on the specific role and how credential-scarce it is locally, but our standing Commercial Cleaning & FM pipeline means most Knoxville searches start with a first slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours rather than a cold posting.
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