Detail technician vs car cleaner

The differences between detail technicians and car cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a car cleaner has an average salary of $29,423, which is higher than the $28,201 average annual salary of a detail technician.

The top three skills for a detail technician include customer vehicles, customer service and dexterity. The most important skills for a car cleaner are clean windows, vehicle damage, and customer service.

Detail technician vs car cleaner overview

	Detail Technician	Car Cleaner
Yearly salary	$28,201	$29,423
Hourly rate	$13.56	$14.15
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	10,951	41,909
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 59%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Detail technician vs car cleaner salary

Detail technicians and car cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Detail Technician	Car Cleaner
Average salary	$28,201	$29,423
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $35,000	Between $23,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Bellevue, WA	SeaTac, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Ryder System	DXC Technology
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

Differences between detail technician and car cleaner education

There are a few differences between a detail technician and a car cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Detail Technician	Car Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Detail technician vs car cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between detail technicians' and car cleaners' demographics:

	Detail Technician	Car Cleaner
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 89.3% Female, 10.7%	Male, 81.6% Female, 18.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 4.0% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 13.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between detail technician and car cleaner duties and responsibilities

Detail technician example responsibilities.

Detail interior and exterior of travel trailers and RV's.
Dust cleaned wash waxed vacuum shampoo entire campers RV units.
Provide professional automobile detailing services with a variety of cleaning techniques and products to ensure the desired level of superior cleanliness.
Serve as liaison between DriveTime and external repair and supply vendors.
Investigate transmission errors for DriveTime lot vehicles.

Car cleaner example responsibilities.

Inspect transit equipment and vehicles for cleanliness and damages to insure compliance with standards and transit regulations.
Use equipment such as sanders, grinders, automate immersion unit, high pressure spraying units, and vapor units.
Work in the sanitizing section with the duties of maintaining, cleaning, and prepping full face respirators for re-issue.
Couple air and electrical connections between locomotives.
Clean multiple commercial building using industrialize buffers, scrubbers and/or vacuum equipment.
Disassemble finishing booths and trolleys.

Detail technician vs car cleaner skills

Common detail technician skills

Customer Vehicles, 40%
Customer Service, 11%
Dexterity, 8%
Exterior Surfaces, 7%
Engine Compartment, 5%
Rinse, 5%

Common car cleaner skills

Clean Windows, 41%
Vehicle Damage, 28%
Customer Service, 16%
Clean Vehicle, 11%
Vehicle Exterior, 2%
Cleanliness, 1%