Aircraft cleaner vs sprayer

The differences between aircraft cleaners and sprayers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sprayer has an average salary of $32,670, which is higher than the $31,199 average annual salary of an aircraft cleaner.

The top three skills for an aircraft cleaner include squeegees, safety procedures and aircraft cabin. The most important skills for a sprayer are safety procedures, coats, and safety rules.

Aircraft cleaner vs sprayer overview

	Aircraft Cleaner	Sprayer
Yearly salary	$31,199	$32,670
Hourly rate	$15.00	$15.71
Growth rate	6%	2%
Number of jobs	39,138	211
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 57%
Average age	38	42
Years of experience	-	4

Aircraft cleaner vs sprayer salary

Aircraft cleaners and sprayers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Aircraft Cleaner	Sprayer
Average salary	$31,199	$32,670
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $22,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	Clinton, MI
Highest paying state	California	Alaska
Best paying company	Outagamie County	MasterBrand Cabinets
Best paying industry	Technology	Manufacturing

Differences between aircraft cleaner and sprayer education

There are a few differences between an aircraft cleaner and a sprayer in terms of educational background:

	Aircraft Cleaner	Sprayer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Aircraft cleaner vs sprayer demographics

Here are the differences between aircraft cleaners' and sprayers' demographics:

	Aircraft Cleaner	Sprayer
Average age	38	42
Gender ratio	Male, 52.1% Female, 47.9%	Male, 84.5% Female, 15.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.1% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 4.3% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 3.3% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between aircraft cleaner and sprayer duties and responsibilities

Aircraft cleaner example responsibilities.

Clean cockpit, restrooms, tray tables, and change pillowcases and fold blankets.
Clean all seats, seat back pockets, tray tables and replace soil magazines.
Assist TSA with cabin inspections and security searches.
Clean stoves after kitchens are close and prepare for next shift
Assist in receiving and loading passenger luggage through tsa check point.
Sanitize high traffic areas such as restrooms, seats, doors, overhead compartments and windows.

Sprayer example responsibilities.

Assist floor production for MRI shielding that would include door, window, panel and all metal/stainless steel production.
Train in a variety of PPE environments.
Inspect hot forge parts once run through entire process.
Spray on both BLM and land owners' property.
Fast pace production environment where a daily standard of parts run per day.
Clean contaminate equipment or areas for re-use, using detergents or solvents, sandblasters, filter pumps, or steam cleaners.

Aircraft cleaner vs sprayer skills

Common aircraft cleaner skills

Squeegees, 17%
Safety Procedures, 17%
Aircraft Cabin, 11%
Clean Aircraft, 8%
Restrooms, 6%
Aircraft Components, 5%

Common sprayer skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
Coats, 11%
Safety Rules, 10%
PPE, 8%
Customer Specifications, 8%
Office Furniture, 6%