Carpet cleaner vs window cleaner

The differences between carpet cleaners and window 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 $29,697 average annual salary of a window cleaner.

The top three skills for a carpet cleaner include clean carpets, customer service and upholstery. The most important skills for a window cleaner are ladders, clean windows, and safety procedures.

Carpet cleaner vs window cleaner overview

	Carpet Cleaner	Window Cleaner
Yearly salary	$29,724	$29,697
Hourly rate	$14.29	$14.28
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,751	40,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Carpet cleaner vs window cleaner salary

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

	Carpet Cleaner	Window Cleaner
Average salary	$29,724	$29,697
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Burien, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Janus Henderson U.S.
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between carpet cleaner and window cleaner education

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

	Carpet Cleaner	Window Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Carpet cleaner vs window cleaner demographics

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

	Carpet Cleaner	Window Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 91.3% Female, 8.7%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.2% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between carpet cleaner and window 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.

Window cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Used tools such as scrubbers, squeegees, scrapers, extension poles, adjustable pole angles.
Use tools such as shovels, pick axes, jackhammer.
Scrape black caulking off the windows.
Clean building windows using squeegees and/or wands.
Handle maintenance work; caulking, remolding and framework.

Carpet cleaner vs window cleaner skills

Common carpet cleaner skills

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

Common window cleaner skills

Ladders, 23%
Clean Windows, 10%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Exterior Windows, 5%
Commercial Cleaning, 5%

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