Custodian vs trustee

The differences between custodians and trustees can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a trustee has an average salary of $97,590, which is higher than the $30,176 average annual salary of a custodian.

The top three skills for a custodian include cleanliness, work ethic and customer service. The most important skills for a trustee are financial statements, real estate, and debtor.

Custodian vs trustee overview

	Custodian	Trustee
Yearly salary	$30,176	$97,590
Hourly rate	$14.51	$46.92
Growth rate	4%	12%
Number of jobs	47,364	112
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	49	45
Years of experience	-	6

Custodian vs trustee salary

Custodians and trustees have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Custodian	Trustee
Average salary	$30,176	$97,590
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $39,000	Between $54,000 And $175,000
Highest paying City	San Jose, CA	-
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	-
Best paying company	Los Alamos National Laboratory	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between custodian and trustee education

There are a few differences between a custodian and a trustee in terms of educational background:

	Custodian	Trustee
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Custodian vs trustee demographics

Here are the differences between custodians' and trustees' demographics:

	Custodian	Trustee
Average age	49	45
Gender ratio	Male, 64.4% Female, 35.6%	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 5.0% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	14%

Differences between custodian and trustee duties and responsibilities

Custodian example responsibilities.

Operate janitorial equipment including: vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, carpet cleaners, presser washers, leaf blowers, etc.
Fill in for custodians when they need off, clean schools, mow grass, salt lots.
Rake leaves, cut and water grass.
Clean windows, glass partitions, or mirrors, with sponges, or squeegees.
Strip and wax floors, clean windows, replace burnt-out light bulbs and ballasts.
Clean and perform preventative maintenance on all mechanical equipment (HVAC & ventilation systems).

Trustee example responsibilities.

Plan and manage executive, conference and NCAA meetings.
Evaluate and score scholarship applications; notify applicants of the board's decision
Chair of various institutional committees; with an emphasis on the shared governance process.
Make weekly court run to retrieve documents from web pacer brass for general public.
Review and analyze that all ECF documents for case set up has been file.
Coordinate annual fundraiser activities including designing and printing the campaign letter send to all alumni.

Custodian vs trustee skills

Common custodian skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Work Ethic, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
Building Floors, 6%
Minor Maintenance, 5%
Ladders, 3%

Common trustee skills

Financial Statements, 22%
Real Estate, 12%
Debtor, 11%
Bankruptcy Court, 6%
Scholarship, 5%
Foreclosure, 3%

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