39 Types of Cleaning Services You Can Offer

Choosing the right types of cleaning services to offer can determine how competitive and profitable your business will be, as well as how easily you’ll be able to scale.

We’ve curated a basic cleaning services list of 39 different types of cleaning services you can offer, along with tips for pricing and making sure they’re profitable. We’ve included pricing, annual income, and level of difficulty getting started for each.

Here’s an overview of all the types of cleaning services you can offer. Keep reading to get a more detailed description of each:

Sources: Jobber residential and commercial cleaning pricing guides

1. General cleaning

Starting a cleaning business means completing general cleaning jobs for clients. Your cleaning company services list can include areas like the kitchen, living room, bathrooms, and bedrooms.

Items on your house cleaning checklist can include mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing, and sweeping. You can also specify the surfaces you clean, like walls, countertops, and appliances.

On average, you can make over $127,000 USD per year as a residential cleaning business owner. That amount can be even higher when you hire cleaners and add more services.

Your overhead expenses are fairly low for general cleaning services. Typical costs include basic cleaning supplies and equipment, transportation, insurance, and marketing.

As you hire cleaning employees, your overhead will increase to include labor, payroll taxes, training, and cleaning software. But you’ll also be able to take on more clients and jobs, which can increase your total revenue and profits.

2. Deep cleaning

Deep cleaning is more comprehensive than a basic clean. It includes hand-washing cabinets, vacuuming upholstery, polishing wood, and cleaning the oven, ceiling fan blades, baseboards, and more.

Recommend a deep clean to a client who hasn’t had their home professionally cleaned in a while. It’s also a good idea to do a deep clean for every new client so you’re starting regular service with a fresh, clean home.

Deep cleaning can be very profitable at a rate of $40–$100/hour. If you charge $60/hour and do three deep cleans each week, lasting eight hours each, you can make over $74,000 USD a year—and still have time to take on more work.

3. Spring cleaning

Spring cleaning is a lot like deep cleaning, but it’s often seen as a one-off seasonal service that takes place when the weather starts to warm up.

In addition to the usual detailed cleaning, you and your team of residential cleaners can help clients air out their homes and remove any junk that may be sitting around.

Spring cleaning is priced similarly to deep cleaning. Say you charge $50/hour and clean for six hours a day, five days a week. Even if you only offer spring cleaning for 12 weeks of the year, that’s still $18,000.

4. Laundry services

If you notice a client has a pile of dirty laundry whenever you clean their home, they might be interested in laundry service as part of their regular cleaning.

This service involves washing, drying, folding, and even putting away clothes while cleaning the homeowner’s house. This is a superb addition to your list of house cleaning services—and some clients may hire you just for this service.

If you charge $15 per load of laundry and run four loads a day, five days a week, you can make more than $15,000 a year.

5. Dry cleaning services

Depending on the type of cleaning business you have—like a carpet cleaning or upholstery restoration service—you might be able to offer dry cleaning for certain clothing and home items.

Or, if you want to offer this service to your residential clients but don’t have the equipment, you can simply include dry cleaning drop-off and pick-up as part of their regular laundry service.

Cost can vary depending on the item. But if you charge $10 per item cleaned on-site, and you clean three items per visit, three times a week, you can make an extra $4,500 a year with very little effort.

6. Green cleaning

Green cleaning uses eco-friendly cleaning practices that are safe for the environment. This is a service on its own, but also a way to differentiate yourself from the competition.

This type of cleaning usually requires using non-toxic cleaning solutions, organic cotton cleaning cloths, and as little water as possible during your cleaning visits.

You can add an extra $5–$10 to your services for using green cleaning products. If you complete one visit each day, five days a week, that’s an extra $1,300–$2,600 a year. It’s not a lot, but it adds up—and your clients will love it.

7. Sanitization and disinfection

Sanitization is similar to deep cleaning, but the focus is on preventing diseases from spreading. You’ll use specific cleaning products and techniques to make sure the space is free of germs and bacteria.

To offer this service, you may need to get certified in biohazard cleanup, pathogen decontamination, and environmental health and safety.

You can charge $75–$100 per hour for sanitization and disinfection services. If you complete a six-hour job five days a week, you can earn $117,000–$156,000 a year with recurring cleaning jobs.

This higher cleaning rate is because of your certifications and expertise. You may also need specialized equipment to sanitize properly, depending on the client.

8. Ceiling and wall cleaning

With this type of cleaning service, you’ll remove dirt, oil, cigarette smoke, fingerprints, and other grime from walls and ceilings.

Ceiling and wall cleaning can be part of a general house cleaning or office cleaning service. It can also be a specialty service for spaces that need serious work.

If you charge $0.50–$0.60 per square foot and clean three 1,000-square-foot homes each week, you can make $78,000–$93,600 a year. You’ll earn even more if you work daily.

9. Blind cleaning

You can clean your clients’ aluminum, wooden, PVC Venetian, and shade blinds to keep them free of dirt and dust. If you work outside, you can also clean their shutters.

Cleaning blinds can often involve getting up on a ladder to thoroughly wipe down each surface. You should be comfortable with heights if you plan to offer this type of cleaning service.

You can charge $2–$6 per window for blind cleaning. If you charge $4 per window and clean 5 homes each week with 6–8 windows apiece, you can make an extra $6,000–$8,000 a year with this service.

10. Curtain cleaning

Curtain cleaning makes your clients’ curtains look fresh and new again. This is important because window coverings can accumulate dust and dirt over time.

The most convenient way to clean clients’ curtains is through on-site dry cleaning. Depending on the curtains, you may be able to clean them without taking them down and rehanging them after.

Typically, you can charge $100 an hour for cleaning. Even if you only clean curtains four hours a day, five days a week, that’s still $104,000 a year.

This higher rate is because of your expertise and ability to clean different fabrics. You may need specialized cleaning equipment for certain materials, and demand may not be as high as with different cleaning services.

11. Carpet cleaning

Rugs and carpets can get incredibly dirty, especially if clients and their guests wear shoes indoors. Regular cleaning every 6–12 months can keep carpets in good condition.

Typical carpet cleaning services include steam cleaning, carpet repairs, and stain and odor removal. You can offer it as an add-on or start a carpet cleaning business to focus on this type of service.

Cleaning a 5×8 rug costs about $175, with some rug types and sizes being far more expensive. If you clean one rug a day, five days a week, you could earn over $45,000 a year. The more rugs you clean (and the bigger they are), the more you’ll make.

12. Floor cleaning

Hardwood, tile, stone, and other surfaces need thorough cleaning every 6–12 months to keep them looking their best. This can be included in standard deep cleaning services or offered as a separate service.

You can offer floor sweeping and mopping, hardwood polishing, tile grout cleaning, floor waxing, and even cement sealing to maintain your clients’ floors.

Pricing depends on the type of flooring and how you’re treating it, but it’s usually $0.04–$0.50 per square foot. If you clean five 1,000-square-foot homes weekly, you can make anywhere from $10,000 to $130,000 a year.

This is a wide range, and your salary depends on the size of homes you’re cleaning, as well as the flooring type and what type of cleaning they need (e.g., buffing, waxing). You’ll need specialized equipment, which will create overhead costs that cut into your profits.

13. Upholstery cleaning

This is another specialty service that involves cleaning furniture like sofas and armchairs, typically those made from materials like cotton, polyester, leather, silk, and wool.

It’s especially convenient if you can offer this service in your clients’ homes. That way, they don’t have to worry about transporting their furniture to another location—or not being able to use it for a while.

On average, you can make $174 per upholstery cleaning job, with higher rates for specialty materials. If you can schedule two jobs per day, you can earn more than $90,000 a year.

14. Furniture cleaning

Like upholstery cleaning, furniture cleaning involves maintaining your clients’ furniture. The difference is that you need to know how to clean and maintain additional materials like wood.

You’ll need to vacuum, spot-clean, polish, wax, and remove stains from furniture. Before you start offering this service, make sure you can clean all types of furniture, including antiques, without damaging them.

You can charge around $100 an hour for furniture cleaning. If you work just four hours a day, five days a week, you can make $104,000 a year.

However, you likely aren’t cleaning furniture at the client’s home. You’ll need to transport it to your office, use specialized equipment and supplies to clean it, and transport it back. Your vehicle, commercial space, and equipment are all overhead expenses that cut into your profits.

15. Home organization

Your clients have busy lives, making it hard to keep their homes organized. One-off home reorganization can help. You can even offer room-by-room organization as a more affordable option.

Offer to organize clients’ kitchen cupboards, closets, bedrooms, living rooms, offices, and other spaces that collect lots of items. It takes time and effort, but it can be very profitable.

You can charge anywhere from $50 to $150/hour as an organizer, depending on your experience level. If you work eight hours a day, five days a week, you could make $104,000 to $312,000 a year.

Keep in mind that these are often larger, one-time jobs. Clients won’t want to wait weeks for you to organize their homes, so you’ll need a team of organizers to help you complete the work quickly, adding to your expenses.

READ MORE:The Home Edit’s top tips for organizing your business

17. Pressure washing

If you decide to start a pressure washing business, you’ll use a jet washer to deliver a powerful water stream that cleans surfaces like sidewalks, driveways, decks, patios, and house siding.

Depending on your equipment, you can offer add-ons like window cleaning, gutter cleaning, and roof cleaning. Some pressure washing businesses can even do paint removal, restoration, and maintenance. 

Some pressure washers make more than $38,000 per year. You can, too, depending on how much each client wants you to clean, and how many visits you can fit into a single day.

18. Gutter cleaning

If you don’t mind heights, you can offer gutter cleaning services to your clients. This involves getting up on their roof, removing any leaves or debris from their gutters, and rinsing them out.

This is an especially good service to offer in the spring, or after the first heavy rainfall of the season. That’s when clients are most likely to notice issues with their gutters.

On average, you can make $230 for every gutter cleaning job. If you do five visits every week, that’s over $59,000 per year—even more if you can fit more than one job into a single day.

19. HVAC duct and dryer vent cleaning

Dryer vents should be cleaned every 6–12 months, and ducts every couple of years. This helps maintain good air quality by preventing mold, allergens, and pollutants.

This service also keeps your clients’ furnaces and dryers from working too hard. And when you remove built-up dust or dryer lint, you can also help reduce the risk of fire.

HVAC duct and dryer vent cleaners can make more than $39,000/year. It becomes even easier to make money when you have repeat clients who use your services again and again.

20. Pool cleaning

Not every homeowner has time to maintain their swimming pool. You can help by starting a pool cleaning business or offering pool cleaning as part of your standard services.

This can involve skimming the water to remove debris, applying chemicals to prevent algae growth, and tidying the deck to ensure your clients can use their pool area comfortably.

Pool cleaners typically make $35,000 a year on average, with some earning as much as $49,000. As the business owner, you may be able to make even more.

21. Chimney sweeping

Over time, soot can build up in fireplaces and chimneys. Fireplaces should be cleaned once a month, and chimneys once a year to avoid fire hazards.

If you start a chimney cleaning business, you can offer chimney sweep services like remodels, inspections, fireplace cleaning, chimney relining, and repairs.

Expect to make at least $38,000 a year as a chimney sweep. As the business owner, you’ll likely make even more.

22. Office cleaning

Many businesses are interested in getting a commercial cleaning service to clean their common areas, cubicles, restrooms, kitchens, and reception areas. Tasks include mopping, dusting, polishing, and waste removal.

You can start a commercial cleaning company or offer this as one of many services. Just be aware that your clients might prefer you to work overnight, when they’re closed for business.

You can make $20–$80/hour cleaning offices. If you clean one office per day and work four-hour shifts, five days a week, you can make around $20,000–$83,000 a year.

READ MORE: How to create a commercial cleaning business plan

23. Commercial kitchen cleaning

Regular cleaning helps keep commercial kitchens up to code and free of grease, vermin, and other hazards. You can work with hotels, restaurants, convention centers, and other facilities to provide this type of cleaning.

Commercial kitchen cleaning involves tasks like sanitizing surfaces, washing floors, and removing buildup from fryers, grills, vent hoods, and exhaust fans.

You can charge $50–$150 an hour for commercial kitchen cleaning. If it takes you four hours to clean a kitchen, and you can clean five kitchens in a week, you’ll make $52,000–$156,000 a year.

Commercial kitchen cleaning often generates strong revenue because restaurants need frequent service and compliance-level sanitation. Your profit margins depend on managing higher labor costs, cleaning supplies, and after-hours scheduling.

24. Restroom cleaning

Cleaning restrooms may be part of office and home cleaning, but it’s also a standalone commercial cleaning service that’s in high demand.

Stadiums, schools, one-off events, and open public spaces can all benefit from bathroom cleaning. It involves cleaning toilets, urinals, sinks, mirrors, floors, and countertops—often multiple times a day.

If you charge $20–$80 an hour and spend 40 hours a week cleaning bathrooms in a large commercial facility like a shopping mall, you can make upwards of $40,000–$166,000 a year.

Commercial restroom cleaning typically produces steady, predictable profit because it supports recurring janitorial contracts. You don’t need specialized equipment, and you can complete jobs quickly on your own.

25. Janitorial cleaning

Janitorial services cover ongoing cleaning and maintenance for large facilities like schools, malls, and large retail or office spaces.

Your list of janitorial services could include mopping, sweeping, and taking out the trash, as well as general building maintenance tasks like changing light bulbs, fixing broken doors, and removing carpet stains.

You can charge $0.07–$0.15 per square foot for janitorial cleaning. If you only clean spaces at least 2,000 square feet in size, and complete five jobs each week, you’ll make $35,000–$75,000 a year.

READ MORE: How much do janitors make?

Managing overlapping schedules, crew assignments, and recurring visits gets complex fast. Jobber’s scheduling and dispatching features let you assign jobs, optimize routes, and send automated reminders to your team.

26. School cleaning

We already mentioned that janitorial cleaning includes schools, but you can focus specifically on cleaning private and public schools, universities, and other educational institutions.

This service includes tasks like wiping desks and tables, dusting computers, washing whiteboards, cleaning bathrooms, and vacuuming, mopping, and polishing floors.

Say you spend four hours a day cleaning a school building, five days a week. If you charge $20–$80 an hour, you can make $20,000–$83,000 a year. The more you work, the more money you’ll make.

27. Medical cleaning

Clinics and hospitals have high standards for cleanliness, so medical cleaning is highly specialized. Tasks usually focus not only on regular cleaning, but also on sanitization and disinfection.

You’ll need to use the right cleaning supplies and equipment for these types of commercial cleaning services. You might even want OSHA certification before you offer this type of cleaning service.

You might charge $50–$150/hour for medical office cleaning. If you spend four hours a day cleaning medical facilities, five days a week, you’ll earn $52,000–$156,000 a year.

Medical cleaning can earn higher rates due to strict sanitation standards and regulatory compliance. But to earn these jobs, you’ll need to invest in certain training requirements, specialized disinfectants, and quality control processes.

28. Sports cleaning

Fitness facilities are home to germs, sweat, dirt, and all kinds of other messes. As a sports cleaning company, you could offer sanitization services for countertops, floors, equipment, and all other surfaces.

It’s a good idea to provide daily cleaning for sports facilities to keep everything in top condition. Some clients may even want you on-site to clean equipment after every use.

If you charge $20–$80 an hour for sports cleaning, and you clean for eight hours a day, five days a week, you can earn over $41,000–$166,000 a year.

It can be profitable to clean gyms, arenas, and locker rooms because of their recurring contracts and large square footage. Your margins will depend on staffing efficiency because these spaces often need larger crews and late-night schedules.

Once you’ve decided on your residential or commercial cleaning pricing, you need a fast way to get quotes out and get paid. 

Jobber’s quoting and invoicing tools let you create professional estimates, convert approved quotes to jobs, and collect payment on-site or online.

Bundling your services is a good idea because it makes it easier to upsell a single service. For example, a residential cleaning client might be happy to throw in laundry service, too.

This keeps your clients happy because they know they’re getting a good deal—even though bundling also makes each cleaning job more profitable for you.

FREE TOOL: Easily quote your services with our free cleaning estimate template

2. Offer different service tiers

Many businesses typically offer three different packages, with each offering incrementally more value than the next. This is known as good, better, best pricing.

For example, a window cleaning package may include an entry-level package for $120 (outside window clean), a standard or popular package for $150 (inside and outside clean), and a premium package for $189 (outside, inside, tracks, sills, and curtain rails).

The key here is to pay careful attention to your pricing strategy. Your price increments should reflect changes in value and stop clients from choosing the cheapest package.

Price your popular package to be only a little more expensive than the starter package, but with way more value. Your clients will choose the popular package, and you’ll make more money.

3. Find your niche and service area

There are probably lots of cleaning businesses operating in your area. You’ll need to figure out what you can offer to stand out from competitors and carve out a niche for yourself.

Let’s say there are lots of local residential cleaners, but only a few commercial ones, and nobody provides event cleanup—even though there are lots of office buildings and event spaces in your service area.

This is a great opportunity to approach all the event venues in a 50-mile radius and offer your services. Before long, you could be everyone’s favorite residential or commercial cleaner for post-event cleanup.

At the same time, keep in mind that low competition could also mean there’s low demand for a specific service. Research the local market before expanding into a new niche, and make sure there are enough potential clients to support your growth.

Choosing your cleaning services list and beyond

There are many different cleaning services to choose from, whether you’re just starting a cleaning business or looking to expand into a new service area.

When you choose which services to offer, remember to charge the right prices and package your services for profit. That will ensure you set up your cleaning business for long-term success.

Want more tips for introducing new cleaning services to your clients? Listen to this episode of Masters of Home Service and hear how these business owners did it successfully:

Originally published September 2020. Last updated April 29th, 2026.