Janitor helper vs window cleaner

The differences between janitor helpers and window cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a janitor helper has an average salary of $30,841, which is higher than the $29,697 average annual salary of a window cleaner.

The top three skills for a janitor helper include hand tools, squeegees and clean carpets. The most important skills for a window cleaner are ladders, clean windows, and safety procedures.

Janitor helper vs window cleaner overview

	Janitor Helper	Window Cleaner
Yearly salary	$30,841	$29,697
Hourly rate	$14.83	$14.28
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	21,465	40,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 62%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Janitor helper vs window cleaner salary

Janitor helpers and window cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Janitor Helper	Window Cleaner
Average salary	$30,841	$29,697
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Burien, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Janus Henderson U.S.
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between janitor helper and window cleaner education

There are a few differences between a janitor helper and a window cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Janitor Helper	Window Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 62%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Janitor helper vs window cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between janitor helpers' and window cleaners' demographics:

	Janitor Helper	Window Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 69.9% Female, 30.1%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.2% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between janitor helper and window cleaner 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

Window cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Used tools such as scrubbers, squeegees, scrapers, extension poles, adjustable pole angles.
Use tools such as shovels, pick axes, jackhammer.
Scrape black caulking off the windows.
Clean building windows using squeegees and/or wands.
Handle maintenance work; caulking, remolding and framework.

Janitor helper vs window cleaner skills

Common janitor helper skills

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

Common window cleaner skills

Ladders, 23%
Clean Windows, 10%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Exterior Windows, 5%
Commercial Cleaning, 5%

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