Dry cleaner vs cleaner

The differences between dry cleaners and cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a dry cleaner has an average salary of $31,375, which is higher than the $28,075 average annual salary of a cleaner.

The top three skills for a dry cleaner include dry cleaning, customer service and dryers. The most important skills for a cleaner are commercial cleaning, building floors, and ventilation.

Dry cleaner vs cleaner overview

	Dry Cleaner	Cleaner
Yearly salary	$31,375	$28,075
Hourly rate	$15.08	$13.50
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,676	74,355
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Dry cleaner vs cleaner salary

Dry cleaners and cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dry Cleaner	Cleaner
Average salary	$31,375	$28,075
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between dry cleaner and cleaner education

There are a few differences between a dry cleaner and a cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Dry Cleaner	Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dry cleaner vs cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between dry cleaners' and cleaners' demographics:

	Dry Cleaner	Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 49.7% Female, 50.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.0% Asian, 4.8% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 5.0% White, 59.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between dry cleaner and cleaner duties and responsibilities

Dry cleaner example responsibilities.

Wash vests, coats, ties and bowties.
Load and unload the extractors and tumblers.
Tend to washers, dryers and operate the Hoffman presser.
Sort and count articles remove from dryers, fold, wrap, iron and hang them.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.
Clean multiple commercial building using industrialize buffers, scrubbers and/or vacuum equipment.

Cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Remove snow from sidewalks, using snow blowers, and/or snow shovels, and spread snow melting chemicals.
Use of various equipment used for methods of cleaning areas in the school such sweepers and snow blowers.
Maintain church building and grounds by handling general maintenance including electrical and plumbing and providing custodial services
Complete weekly order for PPE.
Clean Toyota after trucks build.

Dry cleaner vs cleaner skills

Common dry cleaner skills

Dry Cleaning, 46%
Customer Service, 25%
Dryers, 5%
Front Desk, 5%
Delivery Service, 3%
Customer Orders, 3%

Common cleaner skills

Commercial Cleaning, 8%
Building Floors, 8%
Ventilation, 8%
Cleanliness, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Work Ethic, 6%

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