Janitorial assistant vs service cleaner

The differences between janitorial assistants and service 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 $28,584 average annual salary of a service cleaner.

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

Janitorial assistant vs service cleaner overview

	Janitorial Assistant	Service Cleaner
Yearly salary	$28,949	$28,584
Hourly rate	$13.92	$13.74
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	32,844	77,556
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Janitorial assistant vs service cleaner salary

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

	Janitorial Assistant	Service Cleaner
Average salary	$28,949	$28,584
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Hudson Pacific Properties
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between janitorial assistant and service cleaner education

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

	Janitorial Assistant	Service Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 58%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Janitorial assistant vs service cleaner demographics

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

	Janitorial Assistant	Service Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 63.9% Female, 36.1%	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between janitorial assistant and service 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.

Service cleaner example responsibilities.

Make repairs around the stadium including, plumbing, electrical, HVAC etc.
Work alongside the head custodian in learning basic HVAC maintenance.
Sweep or shovels snow from steps and walks at building entrances.
Help repair furniture, windows, and plumbing fixtures for students living in the residence halls.
Make rounds of facility to check fire alarms, boilers, HVAC equipment, doors and windows.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.

Janitorial assistant vs service 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 service cleaner skills

Urinals, 49%
Window Sills, 8%
Building Floors, 8%
Exam Rooms, 6%
Patient Rooms, 5%
Public Restrooms, 4%

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