Dry cleaner vs sanitation worker

The differences between dry cleaners and sanitation workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sanitation worker has an average salary of $33,159, which is higher than the $31,375 average annual salary of a dry cleaner.

The top three skills for a dry cleaner include dry cleaning, customer service and dryers. The most important skills for a sanitation worker are cleanliness, pallet jack, and food safety.

Dry cleaner vs sanitation worker overview

	Dry Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Yearly salary	$31,375	$33,159
Hourly rate	$15.08	$15.94
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,676	27,943
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Dry cleaner vs sanitation worker salary

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

	Dry Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Average salary	$31,375	$33,159
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Michigan State University
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between dry cleaner and sanitation worker education

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

	Dry Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dry cleaner vs sanitation worker demographics

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

	Dry Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%
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, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between dry cleaner and sanitation worker 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.

Sanitation worker example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Use power equipment such as floor sweepers, vacuums, scrubbers, mops, power washers.
Maintain cleanliness of entire facility according to OSHA and FDA regulations
Drive heavy equipment with CDL'S.
Train on (loto) lockout tag out
Landscape work including edging, mulching and mowing.

Dry cleaner vs sanitation worker skills

Common dry cleaner skills

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

Common sanitation worker skills

Cleanliness, 14%
Pallet Jack, 13%
Food Safety, 11%
Safety Standards, 9%
Production Equipment, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%

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