Floor cleaner vs floor staff

The differences between floor cleaners and floor staff can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor staff has an average salary of $33,187, which is higher than the $30,063 average annual salary of a floor cleaner.

The top three skills for a floor cleaner include dust mop, clean bathrooms and safety procedures. The most important skills for a floor staff are POS, phone calls, and cleanliness.

Floor cleaner vs floor staff overview

	Floor Cleaner	Floor Staff
Yearly salary	$30,063	$33,187
Hourly rate	$14.45	$15.96
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	51,796	84,351
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Floor cleaner vs floor staff salary

Floor cleaners and floor staff have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Floor Cleaner	Floor Staff
Average salary	$30,063	$33,187
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $21,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between floor cleaner and floor staff education

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

	Floor Cleaner	Floor Staff
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Floor cleaner vs floor staff demographics

Here are the differences between floor cleaners' and floor staff' demographics:

	Floor Cleaner	Floor Staff
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 80.1% Female, 19.9%	Male, 50.9% Female, 49.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between floor cleaner and floor staff duties and responsibilities

Floor cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Ensure customer satisfaction by using interpersonal skills to communicate to patients, coworkers and supervisors as appropriate.
Operate flooring equipment including extractors and buffing machines.

Floor staff example responsibilities.

Manage top prize payouts, involving large amounts of funds being transfer across the gaming floor.
Establish good time management and customer service skills, specifically in organization and cleanliness.
Operate high speed and low speed buffers, walk behind buffers and scrubbers, ride-on scrubbers, and square dry scrubbers.
Operate Scrubbers/buffers/high speed buffers/carpet extractors.
Perform routine maintenance on automatic scrubbers and propane buffers.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of work environment while also resolving conflicts between customers.

Floor cleaner vs floor staff skills

Common floor cleaner skills

Dust Mop, 27%
Clean Bathrooms, 14%
Safety Procedures, 11%
Buffing Floors, 8%
Floor Care, 7%
Scrubbers, 7%

Common floor staff skills

POS, 18%
Phone Calls, 18%
Cleanliness, 16%
Math, 13%
Emergency Situations, 13%
Crowd Control, 9%

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