Cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director

The differences between cleaning supervisors and housekeeping directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a cleaning supervisor and a housekeeping director. Additionally, a housekeeping director has an average salary of $54,047, which is higher than the $33,325 average annual salary of a cleaning supervisor.

The top three skills for a cleaning supervisor include commercial cleaning, payroll and safety procedures. The most important skills for a housekeeping director are cleanliness, guest rooms, and customer service.

Cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director overview

	Cleaning Supervisor	Housekeeping Director
Yearly salary	$33,325	$54,047
Hourly rate	$16.02	$25.98
Growth rate	-3%	18%
Number of jobs	12,892	34,870
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	2	2

Cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director salary

Cleaning supervisors and housekeeping directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cleaning Supervisor	Housekeeping Director
Average salary	$33,325	$54,047
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $42,000	Between $33,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	Sacramento, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	North Dakota	New York
Best paying company	The American Musical and Dramatic Academy	Ellicott Development
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Hospitality

Differences between cleaning supervisor and housekeeping director education

There are a few differences between a cleaning supervisor and a housekeeping director in terms of educational background:

	Cleaning Supervisor	Housekeeping Director
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director demographics

Here are the differences between cleaning supervisors' and housekeeping directors' demographics:

	Cleaning Supervisor	Housekeeping Director
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 47.0% Female, 53.0%	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 3.7% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 3.5% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cleaning supervisor and housekeeping director duties and responsibilities

Cleaning supervisor example responsibilities.

Hire, train and manage a staff of aircraft cleaners to ensure all FAA audits are pass.
Manage payroll and coordinate vacations.
Comply with all TSA and airport rules and regulations.
Utilize several cleaning implements including floor scrubbers, riding vacuum and power scrubber.
Verify and maintain detailed airframe, flight, and engine information in maintenance data systems.
Experience in bringing tanks down for API incpection or meth spec for change of products.

Housekeeping director example responsibilities.

Manage keeping current MSDS books in facilities.
Perform quality control inspections, manage floor care, and ensure all JCAHO, OSHA, and Bio-Hazard standards are met.
Implement more effective and efficient operating procedures to achieve target standards of cleanliness including on time room readiness.
Maintain MSDS sheet for all cleaning chemicals safety.
Schedule meeting with PMS provider to go install PMS upgrades.
Implement VIP guest program recognizing not only VIPs but denoting returning guests.

Cleaning supervisor vs housekeeping director skills

Common cleaning supervisor skills

Commercial Cleaning, 23%
Payroll, 8%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Industrial Cleaning, 7%
Clean Bathrooms, 6%
Floor Care, 6%

Common housekeeping director skills

Cleanliness, 15%
Guest Rooms, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Guest Service, 6%
Payroll, 6%
OSHA, 4%

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