Laundress vs mater

The differences between laundresses and maters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a mater has an average salary of $51,174, which is higher than the $42,554 average annual salary of a laundress.

Laundress vs mater overview

	Laundress	Mater
Yearly salary	$42,554	$51,174
Hourly rate	$20.46	$24.60
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	4,936	449
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 34%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Laundress vs mater salary

Laundresses and maters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Laundress	Mater
Average salary	$42,554	$51,174
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $84,000	Between $25,000 And $100,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between laundress and mater education

There are a few differences between a laundress and a mater in terms of educational background:

	Laundress	Mater
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 54%	High School Diploma, 34%
Most common major	Business	Automotive Technology
Most common college	-	-

Laundress vs mater demographics

Here are the differences between laundresses' and maters' demographics:

	Laundress	Mater
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 2.7% Female, 97.3%	Male, 70.3% Female, 29.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 7.2% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 8.8% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between laundress and mater duties and responsibilities

Laundress example responsibilities.

Communicate with residents on a daily basis and build relationships and foster caring and compassion in day-to-day tasks
Maintain a positive relationship with patients and coworkers.

Mater example responsibilities.

Manage marketing initiatives for all CME and CPE conferences which include e-mail deployments and content design for all marketing collateral.
Create PowerPoint slides, exams, handouts and invite guest speakers to assist new members with meeting the learning objectives.
Install sprinklers, create landscape plans, do all facets of a small landscape business and yard care.

Laundress vs mater skills

Common laundress skills

Clean Linen, 51%
Laundry Room, 25%
Customer Service, 23%

Common mater skills

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