Janitor helper vs floor care specialist

The differences between janitor helpers and floor care specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor care specialist has an average salary of $34,166, which is higher than the $30,841 average annual salary of a janitor helper.

The top three skills for a janitor helper include hand tools, squeegees and clean carpets. The most important skills for a floor care specialist are patients, home health, and floor care.

Janitor helper vs floor care specialist overview

	Janitor Helper	Floor Care Specialist
Yearly salary	$30,841	$34,166
Hourly rate	$14.83	$16.43
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	21,465	99,936
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Janitor helper vs floor care specialist salary

Janitor helpers and floor care specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Janitor Helper	Floor Care Specialist
Average salary	$30,841	$34,166
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between janitor helper and floor care specialist education

There are a few differences between a janitor helper and a floor care specialist in terms of educational background:

	Janitor Helper	Floor Care Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Janitor helper vs floor care specialist demographics

Here are the differences between janitor helpers' and floor care specialists' demographics:

	Janitor Helper	Floor Care Specialist
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 69.9% Female, 30.1%	Male, 46.6% Female, 53.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.9% Asian, 4.6% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 5.3% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between janitor helper and floor care specialist duties and responsibilities

Janitor helper example responsibilities.

Maintain working facilities-use floor scrubbers to clean assign areas-Polished floors-cleane bathrooms and take out garbage to maintain a clean environment
Maintain working facilities-use floor scrubbers to clean assign areas-Polished floors-cleane bathrooms and take out garbage to maintain a clean environment

Floor care specialist example responsibilities.

Lead hospital base territory, increasing market penetration within the ICU for Precedex, a novel intravenous sedative.
Manage donor complication cases to resolution and timely closure in accordance with FDA regulations.
Perform periodic maintenance and repairs require on the equipment such as auto scrubbers, burnishers, carpet extractors, vacuums etc.
Draw blood, take vitals, take care of donor, cpr certify
Operate vacuum machines, buffers, carpet cleaners, motorize floor scrubbers.
Assist in the hospital CPR training program through instruction to other nursing staff.

Janitor helper vs floor care specialist skills

Common janitor helper skills

Hand Tools, 27%
Squeegees, 11%
Clean Carpets, 9%
Building Floors, 9%
Sponges, 9%
Clean Windows, 8%

Common floor care specialist skills

Patients, 21%
Home Health, 15%
Floor Care, 12%
Rehabilitation, 9%
Cleanliness, 5%
Patient Care, 4%

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