Housekeeping director vs housekeeping coordinator

The differences between housekeeping directors and housekeeping coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a housekeeping director and a housekeeping coordinator. Additionally, a housekeeping director has an average salary of $54,047, which is higher than the $34,236 average annual salary of a housekeeping coordinator.

The top three skills for a housekeeping director include cleanliness, guest rooms and customer service. The most important skills for a housekeeping coordinator are front desk, guest rooms, and cleanliness.

Housekeeping director vs housekeeping coordinator overview

	Housekeeping Director	Housekeeping Coordinator
Yearly salary	$54,047	$34,236
Hourly rate	$25.98	$16.46
Growth rate	18%	12%
Number of jobs	34,870	43,983
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	2	2

Housekeeping director vs housekeeping coordinator salary

Housekeeping directors and housekeeping coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Housekeeping Director	Housekeeping Coordinator
Average salary	$54,047	$34,236
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $87,000	Between $26,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Ellicott Development	-
Best paying industry	Hospitality	-

Differences between housekeeping director and housekeeping coordinator education

There are a few differences between a housekeeping director and a housekeeping coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Housekeeping Director	Housekeeping Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Housekeeping director vs housekeeping coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between housekeeping directors' and housekeeping coordinators' demographics:

	Housekeeping Director	Housekeeping Coordinator
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 29.5% Female, 70.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 3.5% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 28.3% Asian, 3.3% White, 51.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between housekeeping director and housekeeping coordinator duties and responsibilities

Housekeeping director example responsibilities.

Manage keeping current MSDS books in facilities.
Perform quality control inspections, manage floor care, and ensure all JCAHO, OSHA, and Bio-Hazard standards are met.
Implement more effective and efficient operating procedures to achieve target standards of cleanliness including on time room readiness.
Maintain MSDS sheet for all cleaning chemicals safety.
Schedule meeting with PMS provider to go install PMS upgrades.
Implement VIP guest program recognizing not only VIPs but denoting returning guests.

Housekeeping coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage and coordinate the workload of the release team members and are responsible for organizing and hosting all production release windows.
Help Medicaid eligible members to secure both physical and behavioral services in the community by reviewing and preparing prior authorization requests.
Run errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners and buying groceries.

Housekeeping director vs housekeeping coordinator skills

Common housekeeping director skills

Cleanliness, 15%
Guest Rooms, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Guest Service, 6%
Payroll, 6%
OSHA, 4%

Common housekeeping coordinator skills

Front Desk, 22%
Guest Rooms, 17%
Cleanliness, 7%
Housekeeping Management, 6%
Room Attendants, 6%
Maintenance Problems, 4%

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