Housekeeping laundry worker vs room attendant

The differences between housekeeping laundry workers and room attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a housekeeping laundry worker has an average salary of $29,014, which is higher than the $27,596 average annual salary of a room attendant.

The top three skills for a housekeeping laundry worker include polish furniture, dryers and laundry room. The most important skills for a room attendant are cleanliness, dryers, and bed linens.

Housekeeping laundry worker vs room attendant overview

	Housekeeping Laundry Worker	Room Attendant
Yearly salary	$29,014	$27,596
Hourly rate	$13.95	$13.27
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	60,101	101,637
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Housekeeping laundry worker vs room attendant salary

Housekeeping laundry workers and room attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Housekeeping Laundry Worker	Room Attendant
Average salary	$29,014	$27,596
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	Between $21,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Aspen Snowmass
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between housekeeping laundry worker and room attendant education

There are a few differences between a housekeeping laundry worker and a room attendant in terms of educational background:

	Housekeeping Laundry Worker	Room Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Housekeeping laundry worker vs room attendant demographics

Here are the differences between housekeeping laundry workers' and room attendants' demographics:

	Housekeeping Laundry Worker	Room Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%	Male, 31.0% Female, 69.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 5.4% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between housekeeping laundry worker and room attendant duties and responsibilities

Housekeeping laundry worker example responsibilities.

Maintain cleanliness provide excellent communication skills maintain clean lobby safe and clean work environment
Run errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners and buying groceries.

Room attendant example responsibilities.

Operate incinerators and trash compactors to dispose of garbage.
Clean and prepare suites to upholding standards.5 diamond standards AAA standards
Clean, disinfect, and deodorize lavatories, urinals and toilet bowls.
Report all missing items from room (i.e., irons/boards, hair dryers, etc . )
Clean windows, glass partitions and mirrors using soapy water, surface cleaner, sponges and squeegees.
Clean windows.and glass partitions, and mirrors, using soapy water and other cleaners, sponges and squeegees.

Housekeeping laundry worker vs room attendant skills

Common housekeeping laundry worker skills

Polish Furniture, 22%
Dryers, 13%
Laundry Room, 10%
Machine Processes, 9%
Patient Rooms, 8%
Polish Floors, 7%

Common room attendant skills

Cleanliness, 21%
Dryers, 9%
Bed Linens, 7%
Hotel Guests, 6%
Hotel Standards, 3%
Safety Hazards, 3%

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