Cabin cleaner vs janitor

The differences between cabin cleaners and janitors 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 $27,954 average annual salary of a janitor.

The top three skills for a cabin cleaner include vacuum floors, cushions and clean aircraft. The most important skills for a janitor are building floors, cleanliness, and patients.

Cabin cleaner vs janitor overview

	Cabin Cleaner	Janitor
Yearly salary	$30,874	$27,954
Hourly rate	$14.84	$13.44
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	68,840	57,146
Job satisfaction	-	3.67
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Cabin cleaner vs janitor salary

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

	Cabin Cleaner	Janitor
Average salary	$30,874	$27,954
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $39,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Lexington, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Argonne National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between cabin cleaner and janitor education

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

	Cabin Cleaner	Janitor
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cabin cleaner vs janitor demographics

Here are the differences between cabin cleaners' and janitors' demographics:

	Cabin Cleaner	Janitor
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 63.1% Female, 36.9%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cabin cleaner and janitor 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.

Janitor example responsibilities.

Clean private residents entire home, floors, windows, using soapy water and other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
Use of floor extractors machine to strip, scrub, wax, and buff floors.
Wash windows and mirrors, tables and counter tops using window cleaner and cloths or paper, sponges, squeegees.
Organize supplies such as broom, mop, sponges, cleaning supplies, etc.
Used solvent, such as carbon dioxide, rags, brushes, pads, and sponges.
Dust and vacuums shred rooms and personal cubicle areas.

Cabin cleaner vs janitor skills

Common cabin cleaner skills

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

Common janitor skills

Building Floors, 12%
Cleanliness, 12%
Patients, 9%
Window Sills, 6%
Commercial Cleaning, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

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