Janitorial assistant vs office cleaner

The differences between janitorial assistants and office cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a janitorial assistant has an average salary of $28,949, which is higher than the $27,453 average annual salary of an office cleaner.

The top three skills for a janitorial assistant include building floors, clean bathrooms and office furniture. The most important skills for an office cleaner are commercial cleaning, window sills, and office buildings.

Janitorial assistant vs office cleaner overview

	Janitorial Assistant	Office Cleaner
Yearly salary	$28,949	$27,453
Hourly rate	$13.92	$13.20
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	32,844	77,079
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Janitorial assistant vs office cleaner salary

Janitorial assistants and office cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Janitorial Assistant	Office Cleaner
Average salary	$28,949	$27,453
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $21,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Southern
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between janitorial assistant and office cleaner education

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

	Janitorial Assistant	Office Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Janitorial assistant vs office cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between janitorial assistants' and office cleaners' demographics:

	Janitorial Assistant	Office Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 63.9% Female, 36.1%	Male, 28.8% Female, 71.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 4.8% White, 58.4% 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 janitorial assistant and office cleaner duties and responsibilities

Janitorial assistant example responsibilities.

Assist with light building repairs, maintain building cleanliness, strip and wax floors, order and manage supplies.
Operate power equipment such as wet and dry vacuums, buffers, polishers, and auto scrubbers.
Perform emergencies work requests, schedule and unschedule maintenance program, emergencies and coordinate special projects as directed.
Create automated daily stats report that reduce inaccuracies and provide management with an important decision-making tool.

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.

Janitorial assistant vs office cleaner skills

Common janitorial assistant skills

Building Floors, 31%
Clean Bathrooms, 10%
Office Furniture, 7%
Restroom Facilities, 4%
Glass Partitions, 4%
Soapy Water, 4%

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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