Building cleaning supervisor vs building manager

The differences between building cleaning supervisors and building managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a building cleaning supervisor, becoming a building manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a building manager has an average salary of $66,595, which is higher than the $46,035 average annual salary of a building cleaning supervisor.

The top three skills for a building cleaning supervisor include floor care, and . The most important skills for a building manager are building maintenance, emergency situations, and HVAC.

Building cleaning supervisor vs building manager overview

	Building Cleaning Supervisor	Building Manager
Yearly salary	$46,035	$66,595
Hourly rate	$22.13	$32.02
Growth rate	4%	3%
Number of jobs	17,417	15,982
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	49	48
Years of experience	2	6

Building cleaning supervisor vs building manager salary

Building cleaning supervisors and building managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Building Cleaning Supervisor	Building Manager
Average salary	$46,035	$66,595
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $87,000	Between $37,000 And $117,000
Highest paying City	-	Cambridge, MA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Real Estate

Differences between building cleaning supervisor and building manager education

There are a few differences between a building cleaning supervisor and a building manager in terms of educational background:

	Building Cleaning Supervisor	Building Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	University of Southern California

Building cleaning supervisor vs building manager demographics

Here are the differences between building cleaning supervisors' and building managers' demographics:

	Building Cleaning Supervisor	Building Manager
Average age	49	48
Gender ratio	Male, 60.0% Female, 40.0%	Male, 65.9% Female, 34.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 2.4% White, 57.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 5.3% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	12%

Differences between building cleaning supervisor and building manager duties and responsibilities

Building cleaning supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage payroll and coordinate vacations.
Review cleaning records and maintains GMP documentation to comply with regulatory requirements.
Create automated daily stats report that reduce inaccuracies and provide management with an important decision-making tool.

Building manager example responsibilities.

Demonstrate leadership, accountability, and teamwork when managing the budget by empowering staff members to participate in controlling expenditures.
Supervise electrical, plumbing, mechanical and general carpentry works.
Perform renovation repairs including painting, plastering, electrical and plumbing repairs.
Maintain cleanliness of common spaces; including garbage/recycling removal and snow removal.
Provide first aid and CPR as required.
Offer basic first aid and CPR when need.

Building cleaning supervisor vs building manager skills

Common building cleaning supervisor skills

Floor Care, 100%

Common building manager skills

Building Maintenance, 8%
Emergency Situations, 8%
HVAC, 7%
Quality Customer Service, 7%
Facilities Management, 5%
Emergency Procedures, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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