Cleaner vs professional cleaner

The differences between cleaners and professional cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cleaner has an average salary of $28,075, which is higher than the $27,268 average annual salary of a professional cleaner.

The top three skills for a cleaner include commercial cleaning, building floors and ventilation. The most important skills for a professional cleaner are building floors, clean bathrooms, and clean windows.

Cleaner vs professional cleaner overview

	Cleaner	Professional Cleaner
Yearly salary	$28,075	$27,268
Hourly rate	$13.50	$13.11
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	74,355	119,875
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Cleaner vs professional cleaner salary

Cleaners and professional cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cleaner	Professional Cleaner
Average salary	$28,075	$27,268
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $20,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Columbia University in the City of New York	Vacation
Best paying industry	Education	Manufacturing

Differences between cleaner and professional cleaner education

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

	Cleaner	Professional Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cleaner vs professional cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between cleaners' and professional cleaners' demographics:

	Cleaner	Professional Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 49.7% Female, 50.3%	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 4.6% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cleaner and professional cleaner duties and responsibilities

Cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Remove snow from sidewalks, using snow blowers, and/or snow shovels, and spread snow melting chemicals.
Use of various equipment used for methods of cleaning areas in the school such sweepers and snow blowers.
Maintain church building and grounds by handling general maintenance including electrical and plumbing and providing custodial services
Complete weekly order for PPE.
Clean Toyota after trucks build.

Professional cleaner example responsibilities.

Supervise and train maids in their cleaning duties to ensure company standards of cleanliness are achieved.
Assist in cleaning restroom facilities including cleaning toilets, urinals, sinks, and mopping floors.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.
Sweep mop sanitize and disinfect surfaces dust buff floors clean restrooms basements clean out stoves and refrigerators etc

Cleaner vs professional cleaner skills

Common cleaner skills

Commercial Cleaning, 8%
Building Floors, 8%
Ventilation, 8%
Cleanliness, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Work Ethic, 6%

Common professional cleaner skills

Building Floors, 25%
Clean Bathrooms, 16%
Clean Windows, 13%
Office Buildings, 9%
Light Fixtures, 6%
Commercial Cleaning, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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