Assistant cleaner vs day porter

The differences between assistant cleaners and day porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an assistant cleaner has an average salary of $29,709, which is higher than the $28,820 average annual salary of a day porter.

The top three skills for an assistant cleaner include building floors, commercial cleaning and customer service. The most important skills for a day porter are commercial cleaning, customer service, and work ethic.

Assistant cleaner vs day porter overview

	Assistant Cleaner	Day Porter
Yearly salary	$29,709	$28,820
Hourly rate	$14.28	$13.86
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,764	84,003
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Assistant cleaner vs day porter salary

Assistant cleaners and day porters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Cleaner	Day Porter
Average salary	$29,709	$28,820
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Northwest Center
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between assistant cleaner and day porter education

There are a few differences between an assistant cleaner and a day porter in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Cleaner	Day Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Assistant cleaner vs day porter demographics

Here are the differences between assistant cleaners' and day porters' demographics:

	Assistant Cleaner	Day Porter
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 43.9% Female, 56.1%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 4.3% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 28.5% Asian, 5.3% White, 51.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between assistant cleaner and day porter duties and responsibilities

Assistant cleaner example responsibilities.

Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.
Sweep mop sanitize and disinfect surfaces dust buff floors clean restrooms basements clean out stoves and refrigerators etc

Day porter example responsibilities.

Replenish paper supplies, maintain restrooms including toilets, urinals, counters, and sinks.
Sanitize of hundreds of rooms, perform carpet maintenance utilizing chemicals, cleaning machinery such as scrubbers and buffers.
Clean and sanitize restroom facilities and fixtures including sinks, urinals and toilets, wash windows, mirrors and walls.
Operate automatic sweepers and scrubbers.
Maintain cleanliness of grounds using designate equipment.
Subject to quarterly safety and cleanliness inspections.

Assistant cleaner vs day porter skills

Common assistant cleaner skills

Building Floors, 32%
Commercial Cleaning, 18%
Customer Service, 17%
Bathroom Fixtures, 17%
Office Space, 4%
Polish Furniture, 4%

Common day porter skills

Commercial Cleaning, 15%
Customer Service, 13%
Work Ethic, 12%
ABM, 8%
Cleanliness, 6%
Office Buildings, 3%

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