Domestic laundry worker vs window cleaner

The differences between domestic laundry workers and window cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a domestic laundry worker has an average salary of $32,831, which is higher than the $29,697 average annual salary of a window cleaner.

Domestic laundry worker vs window cleaner overview

	Domestic Laundry Worker	Window Cleaner
Yearly salary	$32,831	$29,697
Hourly rate	$15.78	$14.28
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	26,320	40,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Domestic laundry worker vs window cleaner salary

Domestic laundry workers and window cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Domestic Laundry Worker	Window Cleaner
Average salary	$32,831	$29,697
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $49,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Del Mar, CA	Burien, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	-	Janus Henderson U.S.
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between domestic laundry worker and window cleaner education

There are a few differences between a domestic laundry worker and a window cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Domestic Laundry Worker	Window Cleaner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Domestic laundry worker vs window cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between domestic laundry workers' and window cleaners' demographics:

	Domestic Laundry Worker	Window Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 4.5% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.2% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between domestic laundry worker and window cleaner duties and responsibilities

Domestic laundry worker example responsibilities.

Maintain, clean and sanitize building facility and equipment using industrial strength chemicals require to exceed USDA inspections specifications.
Pretreat, wash, & iron doctors' lab coats.

Window cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Used tools such as scrubbers, squeegees, scrapers, extension poles, adjustable pole angles.
Use tools such as shovels, pick axes, jackhammer.
Scrape black caulking off the windows.
Clean building windows using squeegees and/or wands.
Handle maintenance work; caulking, remolding and framework.

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