Building cleaner vs floor care specialist

The differences between building cleaners and floor care specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor care specialist has an average salary of $34,166, which is higher than the $27,481 average annual salary of a building cleaner.

The top three skills for a building cleaner include polish furniture, clean bathrooms and cleanliness. The most important skills for a floor care specialist are patients, home health, and floor care.

Building cleaner vs floor care specialist overview

	Building Cleaner	Floor Care Specialist
Yearly salary	$27,481	$34,166
Hourly rate	$13.21	$16.43
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	48,271	99,936
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Building cleaner vs floor care specialist salary

Building cleaners and floor care specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Building Cleaner	Floor Care Specialist
Average salary	$27,481	$34,166
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $23,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Minneapolis, MN	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Washington	Connecticut
Best paying company	Robbinsdale Area Schools	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	Technology	Manufacturing

Differences between building cleaner and floor care specialist education

There are a few differences between a building cleaner and a floor care specialist in terms of educational background:

	Building Cleaner	Floor Care Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Building cleaner vs floor care specialist demographics

Here are the differences between building cleaners' and floor care specialists' demographics:

	Building Cleaner	Floor Care Specialist
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 50.8% Female, 49.2%	Male, 46.6% Female, 53.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 4.8% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 5.3% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between building cleaner and floor care specialist duties and responsibilities

Building cleaner example responsibilities.

Maintain cleanliness of all floors in apartment building, sweeping and mopping.
Respond appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operate sterilizers.

Floor care specialist example responsibilities.

Lead hospital base territory, increasing market penetration within the ICU for Precedex, a novel intravenous sedative.
Manage donor complication cases to resolution and timely closure in accordance with FDA regulations.
Perform periodic maintenance and repairs require on the equipment such as auto scrubbers, burnishers, carpet extractors, vacuums etc.
Draw blood, take vitals, take care of donor, cpr certify
Operate vacuum machines, buffers, carpet cleaners, motorize floor scrubbers.
Assist in the hospital CPR training program through instruction to other nursing staff.

Building cleaner vs floor care specialist skills

Common building cleaner skills

Polish Furniture, 14%
Clean Bathrooms, 13%
Cleanliness, 13%
Clean Windows, 11%
Hot Water, 7%
Bathroom Fixtures, 7%

Common floor care specialist skills

Patients, 21%
Home Health, 15%
Floor Care, 12%
Rehabilitation, 9%
Cleanliness, 5%
Patient Care, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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