Janitorial assistant vs porter

The differences between janitorial assistants and porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a porter has an average salary of $29,861, which is higher than the $28,949 average annual salary of a janitorial assistant.

The top three skills for a janitorial assistant include building floors, clean bathrooms and office furniture. The most important skills for a porter are excellent guest, dexterity, and customer service.

Janitorial assistant vs porter overview

	Janitorial Assistant	Porter
Yearly salary	$28,949	$29,861
Hourly rate	$13.92	$14.36
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	32,844	87,777
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Janitorial assistant vs porter salary

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

	Janitorial Assistant	Porter
Average salary	$28,949	$29,861
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Community Housing Innovations
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between janitorial assistant and porter education

There are a few differences between a janitorial assistant and a porter in terms of educational background:

	Janitorial Assistant	Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Janitorial assistant vs porter demographics

Here are the differences between janitorial assistants' and porters' demographics:

	Janitorial Assistant	Porter
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 63.9% Female, 36.1%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between janitorial assistant and porter 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.

Porter example responsibilities.

Wash down all kitchen walls, and cleaning stoves, fryers and also ovens.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as movers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, and pruning saws.
Operate cardboard compactor to recycle boxes.
Put tenant's dishes away in the office.
Record mileage and VIN numbers of customer vehicle.
Clear dish rack & bring dishes down to dishwasher.

Janitorial assistant vs porter skills

Common janitorial assistant skills

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

Common porter skills

Excellent Guest, 24%
Dexterity, 11%
Customer Service, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Good Communication, 5%
General Maintenance, 3%

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