Floor technician vs office cleaner

The differences between floor technicians and office cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor technician has an average salary of $29,785, which is higher than the $27,453 average annual salary of an office cleaner.

The top three skills for a floor technician include extraction, patients and safety guidelines. The most important skills for an office cleaner are commercial cleaning, window sills, and office buildings.

Floor technician vs office cleaner overview

	Floor Technician	Office Cleaner
Yearly salary	$29,785	$27,453
Hourly rate	$14.32	$13.20
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	31,859	77,079
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Floor technician vs office cleaner salary

Floor technicians and office cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Floor Technician	Office Cleaner
Average salary	$29,785	$27,453
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $21,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Mindtree	Southern
Best paying industry	Health Care	Finance

Differences between floor technician and office cleaner education

There are a few differences between a floor technician and an office cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Floor Technician	Office Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 56%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Floor technician vs office cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between floor technicians' and office cleaners' demographics:

	Floor Technician	Office Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 89.2% Female, 10.8%	Male, 28.8% Female, 71.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 5.2% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 4.8% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between floor technician and office cleaner duties and responsibilities

Floor technician example responsibilities.

Operate flooring equipment including extractors and buffing machines.
Provide and ensure exceptional customer service, provide information to customers for pricing and services and perform upholstery.
Used the MSDS when mixing hazardous and non hazardous materials.
Apply filler compound and coats of finish to floors to seal wood.
Expose to all aspects of rehabilitation at an inclusive nursing and rehab center.
Clean and disinfect sinks, urinals, toilets, counters, tables, etc.

Office cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Use of heavy cleaning equipment-buffing machines, scrubbers, wall washing.
Use and maintain assign power equipment and hand tools; buffers, auto scrubbers etc.
Mix cleaning solutions to clean, disinfect and deodorize urinals, toilet bowls, and sinks.
Sanitize restrooms including sinks and urinals.
Clean restaurants during the evenings and ensure protocols are followed according to restaurant cleanliness guidelines.

Floor technician vs office cleaner skills

Common floor technician skills

Extraction, 16%
Patients, 12%
Safety Guidelines, 11%
Safety Precautions, 9%
Floor Tech, 7%
WAX Floors, 5%

Common office cleaner skills

Commercial Cleaning, 18%
Window Sills, 16%
Office Buildings, 14%
Trash Removal, 8%
Clean Restrooms, 6%
Office Space, 3%

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