Cabin cleaner vs day porter

The differences between cabin cleaners and day porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cabin cleaner has an average salary of $30,874, which is higher than the $28,820 average annual salary of a day porter.

The top three skills for a cabin cleaner include vacuum floors, cushions and clean aircraft. The most important skills for a day porter are commercial cleaning, customer service, and work ethic.

Cabin cleaner vs day porter overview

	Cabin Cleaner	Day Porter
Yearly salary	$30,874	$28,820
Hourly rate	$14.84	$13.86
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	68,840	84,003
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Cabin cleaner vs day porter salary

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

	Cabin Cleaner	Day Porter
Average salary	$30,874	$28,820
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $39,000	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 cabin cleaner and day porter education

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

	Cabin Cleaner	Day Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cabin cleaner vs day porter demographics

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

	Cabin Cleaner	Day Porter
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.6% Asian, 4.8% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	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 cabin cleaner and day porter duties and responsibilities

Cabin cleaner example responsibilities.

Vacuum the carpet, baggage compartment, under seat cushions and main entrance stairs.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.
Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engage in cleaning interiors and exteriors of airplanes.

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.

Cabin cleaner vs day porter skills

Common cabin cleaner skills

Vacuum Floors, 19%
Cushions, 15%
Clean Aircraft, 12%
Aircraft Cabin, 11%
Flight Deck, 7%
Security Searches, 6%

Common day porter skills

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

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