Carpet cleaner vs general cleaner

The differences between carpet cleaners and general cleaners 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 $27,205 average annual salary of a general cleaner.

The top three skills for a carpet cleaner include clean carpets, customer service and upholstery. The most important skills for a general cleaner are cleanliness, break rooms, and light fixtures.

Carpet cleaner vs general cleaner overview

	Carpet Cleaner	General Cleaner
Yearly salary	$29,724	$27,205
Hourly rate	$14.29	$13.08
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,751	96,320
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Carpet cleaner vs general cleaner salary

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

	Carpet Cleaner	General Cleaner
Average salary	$29,724	$27,205
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $21,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Portland, OR
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Boston Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between carpet cleaner and general cleaner education

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

	Carpet Cleaner	General Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	General Studies
Most common college	-	-

Carpet cleaner vs general cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between carpet cleaners' and general cleaners' demographics:

	Carpet Cleaner	General Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 91.3% Female, 8.7%	Male, 51.0% Female, 49.0%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 4.0% White, 64.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between carpet cleaner and general cleaner 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.

General cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Service, supply and clean restrooms including all fixtures; toilets, urinals, partitions, walls, vents and mirrors.
Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides, orStream operate sterilizers.
Utilize a variety floor care tools including vacuums, steamers, buffers etc.
Used hand and power tools such as floor polishers, ladders, vacuum cleaners and mops.
Assign to the Honda plant, cleaning body repair booths, paint booths, sludge pits and paint ovens.

Carpet cleaner vs general cleaner skills

Common carpet cleaner skills

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

Common general cleaner skills

Cleanliness, 14%
Break Rooms, 8%
Light Fixtures, 6%
Safety Regulations, 5%
Mop Floors, 5%
Trash Removal, 5%

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