Deng will earn 2,500 yuan plus commission after completing his probationary period, which includes the 30-day training course.
According to China’s statistics department in January, the national average annual income was 36,883 yuan (US$5,098).
“Our company is made up of young people and has a happy working atmosphere. I see great potential for its development,” he said.
According to iiMedia Research, 93.8 per cent of consumers in China used a domestic service in 2022.
The scale of China’s domestic services market increased nearly fourfold from 277.6 billion yuan (US$38.6 billion) in 2015 to 1.01 trillion yuan in 2021, and it is expected to rise further to 1.16 trillion yuan by 2023.
The middle-aged population have been the mainstay of traditional housekeeping companies, but an increasing number of young people have joined in recent years, with its huge consumer market and high demand for service.
“Young people have the advantage of stronger physical ability and communication skills, allowing them to better understand the needs of customers compared to the middle-aged,” said 33-year-old Yang Chunmei, who established her own housekeeping company in Sichuan province in 2021, mainly focusing on high-end cleaning services.
“The majority of the employees are in their twenties, with a trend that more and more Generation Z have joined the company.”