Carpet technician vs window cleaner

The differences between carpet technicians and window cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a carpet technician has an average salary of $34,680, which is higher than the $29,697 average annual salary of a window cleaner.

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

Carpet technician vs window cleaner overview

	Carpet Technician	Window Cleaner
Yearly salary	$34,680	$29,697
Hourly rate	$16.67	$14.28
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	29,172	40,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Carpet technician vs window cleaner salary

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

	Carpet Technician	Window Cleaner
Average salary	$34,680	$29,697
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $43,000	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 technician and window cleaner education

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

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

Carpet technician vs window cleaner demographics

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

	Carpet Technician	Window Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 4.6% White, 56.3% 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 technician and window cleaner duties and responsibilities

Carpet technician example responsibilities.

Set dehumidifiers, fans, air purifiers, and other equipment at the work site, ensuring proper setup and removal.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Maintain EKG procedure room, including detail management of computerize patient check-in system.

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 technician vs window cleaner skills

Common carpet technician skills

Upholstery, 24%
Customer Service, 23%
Clean Carpets, 18%
Carpet Care, 6%
Air Ducts, 6%
Safety Policies, 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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