Carpet cleaner vs day porter

The differences between carpet cleaners and day porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a carpet cleaner has an average salary of $29,724, which is higher than the $28,820 average annual salary of a day porter.

The top three skills for a carpet cleaner include clean carpets, customer service and upholstery. The most important skills for a day porter are commercial cleaning, customer service, and work ethic.

Carpet cleaner vs day porter overview

	Carpet Cleaner	Day Porter
Yearly salary	$29,724	$28,820
Hourly rate	$14.29	$13.86
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,751	84,003
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Carpet cleaner vs day porter salary

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

	Carpet Cleaner	Day Porter
Average salary	$29,724	$28,820
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	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 carpet cleaner and day porter education

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

	Carpet Cleaner	Day Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Carpet cleaner vs day porter demographics

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

	Carpet Cleaner	Day Porter
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 91.3% Female, 8.7%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 4.8% White, 57.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	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 carpet cleaner and day porter duties and responsibilities

Carpet cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Provide services for carpet and upholstery cleaning along with fire and water restoration.
Supervise a small crew for a fire restoration job, clean HVAC systems, and clean carpets
Travele Atlanta metro-area cleaning carpets and upholstery for residential homes and businesses offices.
Clean carpets stain removal move furniture house cleaning carpet repair upholstery cleaning waxing and stripping floors
Clean residential and business carpets using wand and scrubbers.

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.

Carpet cleaner vs day porter skills

Common carpet cleaner skills

Clean Carpets, 31%
Customer Service, 19%
Upholstery, 17%
Shampoo Carpets, 3%
General Maintenance, 3%
Air Ducts, 3%

Common day porter skills

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

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