Carpet cleaning technician vs sanitation worker

The differences between carpet cleaning technicians and sanitation workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sanitation worker has an average salary of $33,159, which is higher than the $33,139 average annual salary of a carpet cleaning technician.

The top three skills for a carpet cleaning technician include upholstery, customer service and cleanliness. The most important skills for a sanitation worker are cleanliness, pallet jack, and food safety.

Carpet cleaning technician vs sanitation worker overview

	Carpet Cleaning Technician	Sanitation Worker
Yearly salary	$33,139	$33,159
Hourly rate	$15.93	$15.94
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	64,053	27,943
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Carpet cleaning technician vs sanitation worker salary

Carpet cleaning technicians and sanitation workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Carpet Cleaning Technician	Sanitation Worker
Average salary	$33,139	$33,159
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Alaska
Best paying company	Sears Holdings	Michigan State University
Best paying industry	Retail	Government

Differences between carpet cleaning technician and sanitation worker education

There are a few differences between a carpet cleaning technician and a sanitation worker in terms of educational background:

	Carpet Cleaning Technician	Sanitation Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Carpet cleaning technician vs sanitation worker demographics

Here are the differences between carpet cleaning technicians' and sanitation workers' demographics:

	Carpet Cleaning Technician	Sanitation Worker
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 94.0% Female, 6.0%	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between carpet cleaning technician and sanitation worker duties and responsibilities

Carpet cleaning technician example responsibilities.

Certify by iicrc in wtr restoration.
Provide quality carpet and upholstery cleaning services to residential and commercial clients.
Skil at providing quality carpet and upholstery cleaning as well as fire/water restoration service to customers.
Supervise the areas of demolition and renovation to ensure quality control are established and maintain above satisfactory level.
Complete carpet/upholstery cleaning within IICRC guidelines.

Sanitation worker example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Use power equipment such as floor sweepers, vacuums, scrubbers, mops, power washers.
Maintain cleanliness of entire facility according to OSHA and FDA regulations
Drive heavy equipment with CDL'S.
Train on (loto) lockout tag out
Landscape work including edging, mulching and mowing.

Carpet cleaning technician vs sanitation worker skills

Common carpet cleaning technician skills

Upholstery, 23%
Customer Service, 20%
Cleanliness, 14%
Work Ethic, 10%
Clean Carpets, 5%
Air Ducts, 5%

Common sanitation worker skills

Cleanliness, 14%
Pallet Jack, 13%
Food Safety, 11%
Safety Standards, 9%
Production Equipment, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%

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