house sitter
House sitters move in the house of their employers in order to maintain security of the property during their absence. They monitor entrance areas and prevent unauthorized persons from entering the house, inspect conditions of the facility such as plumbing and heating and contact repairers if necessary. House sitters may also do some cleaning activities, forward mail and pay bills.
house sitter house sitters move in the house of their employers in order to maintain security of the property during their absence. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include collect mail, follow written instructions, promote human rights, monitor building security, disseminate messages to people.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £28,950 a year for Caretakers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £25,678 to £32,942 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 6232). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Service and sales workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only house sitter, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 5. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Frequently asked questions
What does house sitter do?
House sitters move in the house of their employers in order to maintain security of the property during their absence. They monitor entrance areas and prevent unauthorized persons from entering the house, inspect conditions of the facility such as plumbing and heating and contact repairers if necessary. House sitters may also do some cleaning activities, forward mail and pay bills.
What skills does house sitter need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include collect mail, follow written instructions, promote human rights, monitor building security, disseminate messages to people, register information on arrivals and departures. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace house sitter?
Our AI-durability model gives house sitter a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.