Dry cleaner vs day porter

The differences between dry cleaners and day porters 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 $28,820 average annual salary of a day porter.

The top three skills for a dry cleaner include dry cleaning, customer service and dryers. The most important skills for a day porter are commercial cleaning, customer service, and work ethic.

Dry cleaner vs day porter overview

	Dry Cleaner	Day Porter
Yearly salary	$31,375	$28,820
Hourly rate	$15.08	$13.86
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,676	84,003
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Dry cleaner vs day porter salary

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

	Dry Cleaner	Day Porter
Average salary	$31,375	$28,820
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Northwest Center
Best paying industry	-	Utilities

Differences between dry cleaner and day porter education

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

	Dry Cleaner	Day Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dry cleaner vs day porter demographics

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

	Dry Cleaner	Day Porter
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 55.8% Female, 44.2%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 28.5% Asian, 5.3% White, 51.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between dry cleaner and day porter 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.

Day porter example responsibilities.

Replenish paper supplies, maintain restrooms including toilets, urinals, counters, and sinks.
Sanitize of hundreds of rooms, perform carpet maintenance utilizing chemicals, cleaning machinery such as scrubbers and buffers.
Clean and sanitize restroom facilities and fixtures including sinks, urinals and toilets, wash windows, mirrors and walls.
Operate automatic sweepers and scrubbers.
Maintain cleanliness of grounds using designate equipment.
Subject to quarterly safety and cleanliness inspections.

Dry cleaner vs day porter skills

Common dry cleaner skills

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

Common day porter skills

Commercial Cleaning, 15%
Customer Service, 13%
Work Ethic, 12%
ABM, 8%
Cleanliness, 6%
Office Buildings, 3%

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