Dry cleaner vs window cleaner

The differences between dry cleaners and window 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 $29,697 average annual salary of a window cleaner.

The top three skills for a dry cleaner include dry cleaning, customer service and dryers. The most important skills for a window cleaner are ladders, clean windows, and safety procedures.

Dry cleaner vs window cleaner overview

	Dry Cleaner	Window Cleaner
Yearly salary	$31,375	$29,697
Hourly rate	$15.08	$14.28
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,676	40,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Dry cleaner vs window cleaner salary

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

	Dry Cleaner	Window Cleaner
Average salary	$31,375	$29,697
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Burien, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Janus Henderson U.S.
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between dry cleaner and window cleaner education

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

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

Dry cleaner vs window cleaner demographics

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

	Dry Cleaner	Window Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
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, 9.9% 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 dry cleaner and window 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.

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.

Dry cleaner vs window cleaner skills

Common dry cleaner skills

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

Common window cleaner skills

Ladders, 23%
Clean Windows, 10%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Exterior Windows, 5%
Commercial Cleaning, 5%

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