Building cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director

The differences between building cleaning supervisors and housekeeping directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a building cleaning supervisor and a housekeeping director. Additionally, a housekeeping director has an average salary of $54,047, 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 housekeeping director are cleanliness, guest rooms, and customer service.

Building cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director overview

	Building Cleaning Supervisor	Housekeeping Director
Yearly salary	$46,035	$54,047
Hourly rate	$22.13	$25.98
Growth rate	4%	18%
Number of jobs	17,417	34,870
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	2	2

Building cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director salary

Building cleaning supervisors and housekeeping directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Building Cleaning Supervisor	Housekeeping Director
Average salary	$46,035	$54,047
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $87,000	Between $33,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Ellicott Development
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between building cleaning supervisor and housekeeping director education

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

	Building Cleaning Supervisor	Housekeeping Director
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	-	-

Building cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director demographics

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

	Building Cleaning Supervisor	Housekeeping Director
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 60.0% Female, 40.0%	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 3.5% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between building cleaning supervisor and housekeeping director 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.

Housekeeping director example responsibilities.

Manage keeping current MSDS books in facilities.
Perform quality control inspections, manage floor care, and ensure all JCAHO, OSHA, and Bio-Hazard standards are met.
Implement more effective and efficient operating procedures to achieve target standards of cleanliness including on time room readiness.
Maintain MSDS sheet for all cleaning chemicals safety.
Schedule meeting with PMS provider to go install PMS upgrades.
Implement VIP guest program recognizing not only VIPs but denoting returning guests.

Building cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director skills

Common building cleaning supervisor skills

Floor Care, 100%

Common housekeeping director skills

Cleanliness, 15%
Guest Rooms, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Guest Service, 6%
Payroll, 6%
OSHA, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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