Cleaning team member vs office cleaner

The differences between cleaning team members and office cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cleaning team member has an average salary of $27,848, which is higher than the $27,453 average annual salary of an office cleaner.

The top three skills for a cleaning team member include cleanliness, safety standards and equipment issues. The most important skills for an office cleaner are commercial cleaning, window sills, and office buildings.

Cleaning team member vs office cleaner overview

	Cleaning Team Member	Office Cleaner
Yearly salary	$27,848	$27,453
Hourly rate	$13.39	$13.20
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	199,888	77,079
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Cleaning team member vs office cleaner salary

Cleaning team members and office cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cleaning Team Member	Office Cleaner
Average salary	$27,848	$27,453
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $21,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Washington
Best paying company	Deloitte	Southern
Best paying industry	Retail	Finance

Differences between cleaning team member and office cleaner education

There are a few differences between a cleaning team member and an office cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Cleaning Team Member	Office Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cleaning team member vs office cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between cleaning team members' and office cleaners' demographics:

	Cleaning Team Member	Office Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 28.8% Female, 71.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 4.6% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 4.8% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cleaning team member and office cleaner duties and responsibilities

Cleaning team member example responsibilities.

Assemble merchandise for customers such as grills, lawn mowers and snow blowers.
Maintain store cleanliness following safety standards require.
Wash, dry, and put away dishes.
Use solvent, such as carbon tetrachloride; rags, brushes, pads and sponges.
Stock, bag groceries and move carts.
Clean restrooms including clean toilets, urinals and sinks.

Office cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Use of heavy cleaning equipment-buffing machines, scrubbers, wall washing.
Use and maintain assign power equipment and hand tools; buffers, auto scrubbers etc.
Mix cleaning solutions to clean, disinfect and deodorize urinals, toilet bowls, and sinks.
Sanitize restrooms including sinks and urinals.
Clean restaurants during the evenings and ensure protocols are followed according to restaurant cleanliness guidelines.

Cleaning team member vs office cleaner skills

Common cleaning team member skills

Cleanliness, 37%
Safety Standards, 19%
Equipment Issues, 15%
Customer Satisfaction, 12%
Clean Windows, 6%
Building Exteriors, 5%

Common office cleaner skills

Commercial Cleaning, 18%
Window Sills, 16%
Office Buildings, 14%
Trash Removal, 8%
Clean Restrooms, 6%
Office Space, 3%

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