Carpet cleaner vs service cleaner

The differences between carpet cleaners and service 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 $28,584 average annual salary of a service cleaner.

The top three skills for a carpet cleaner include clean carpets, customer service and upholstery. The most important skills for a service cleaner are urinals, window sills, and building floors.

Carpet cleaner vs service cleaner overview

	Carpet Cleaner	Service Cleaner
Yearly salary	$29,724	$28,584
Hourly rate	$14.29	$13.74
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,751	77,556
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Carpet cleaner vs service cleaner salary

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

	Carpet Cleaner	Service Cleaner
Average salary	$29,724	$28,584
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Hudson Pacific Properties
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between carpet cleaner and service cleaner education

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

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

Carpet cleaner vs service cleaner demographics

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

	Carpet Cleaner	Service Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 91.3% Female, 8.7%	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between carpet cleaner and service 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.

Service cleaner example responsibilities.

Make repairs around the stadium including, plumbing, electrical, HVAC etc.
Work alongside the head custodian in learning basic HVAC maintenance.
Sweep or shovels snow from steps and walks at building entrances.
Help repair furniture, windows, and plumbing fixtures for students living in the residence halls.
Make rounds of facility to check fire alarms, boilers, HVAC equipment, doors and windows.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.

Carpet cleaner vs service cleaner skills

Common carpet cleaner skills

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

Common service cleaner skills

Urinals, 49%
Window Sills, 8%
Building Floors, 8%
Exam Rooms, 6%
Patient Rooms, 5%
Public Restrooms, 4%

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