Cleaning team member vs service cleaner

The differences between cleaning team members and service cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a service cleaner has an average salary of $28,584, which is higher than the $27,848 average annual salary of a cleaning team member.

The top three skills for a cleaning team member include cleanliness, safety standards and equipment issues. The most important skills for a service cleaner are urinals, window sills, and building floors.

Cleaning team member vs service cleaner overview

	Cleaning Team Member	Service Cleaner
Yearly salary	$27,848	$28,584
Hourly rate	$13.39	$13.74
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	199,888	77,556
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Cleaning team member vs service cleaner salary

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

	Cleaning Team Member	Service Cleaner
Average salary	$27,848	$28,584
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Deloitte	Hudson Pacific Properties
Best paying industry	Retail	Government

Differences between cleaning team member and service cleaner education

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

	Cleaning Team Member	Service Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cleaning team member vs service cleaner demographics

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

	Cleaning Team Member	Service Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cleaning team member and service 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.

Service cleaner example responsibilities.

Make repairs around the stadium including, plumbing, electrical, HVAC etc.
Work alongside the head custodian in learning basic HVAC maintenance.
Sweep or shovels snow from steps and walks at building entrances.
Help repair furniture, windows, and plumbing fixtures for students living in the residence halls.
Make rounds of facility to check fire alarms, boilers, HVAC equipment, doors and windows.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.

Cleaning team member vs service 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 service cleaner skills

Urinals, 49%
Window Sills, 8%
Building Floors, 8%
Exam Rooms, 6%
Patient Rooms, 5%
Public Restrooms, 4%

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