Laundry aide vs sprinkler

The differences between laundry aides and sprinklers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sprinkler has an average salary of $35,088, which is higher than the $27,322 average annual salary of a laundry aide.

The top three skills for a laundry aide include patients, clean linen and infection control. The most important skills for a sprinkler are customer service, hand tools, and fire protection.

Laundry aide vs sprinkler overview

	Laundry Aide	Sprinkler
Yearly salary	$27,322	$35,088
Hourly rate	$13.14	$16.87
Growth rate	36%	2%
Number of jobs	45,254	1,280
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Laundry aide vs sprinkler salary

Laundry aides and sprinklers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Laundry Aide	Sprinkler
Average salary	$27,322	$35,088
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Des Moines, WA	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	Lifespan	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between laundry aide and sprinkler education

There are a few differences between a laundry aide and a sprinkler in terms of educational background:

	Laundry Aide	Sprinkler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 55%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laundry aide vs sprinkler demographics

Here are the differences between laundry aides' and sprinklers' demographics:

	Laundry Aide	Sprinkler
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 16.8% Female, 83.2%	Male, 79.1% Female, 20.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 7.3% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 24.9% Asian, 5.6% White, 54.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between laundry aide and sprinkler duties and responsibilities

Laundry aide example responsibilities.

Provide outstanding customer service, interacting regularly with patients and visitors as well as resolving work relate issues as necessary.
Fill and empty washers, extractors and driers
Keep logs up to date and adhere to government and state regulations (OSHA & HIPAA).
Plan, purchase, prepare, and serve meals to patients and other family members, according to prescribe diets.
Train all new associates on all OSHA safety regulations and maintain annual records in accordance with federal and local regulations.
Maintain cleanliness of work environment while rendering efficient cleaning services.

Sprinkler example responsibilities.

Manage and implement safety programs in the field including PPE and site specific safety awareness programs.
Certify backflow prevention tester for domestic fire sprinklers.
Install sprinklers, create landscape plans, do all facets of a small landscape business and yard care.
Work off of lifts, ladders, scaffolds to install piping to proper areas according to design and fire sprinkler code.
Manage and implement safety programs in the field including PPE and site specific safety awareness programs.

Laundry aide vs sprinkler skills

Common laundry aide skills

Patients, 17%
Clean Linen, 11%
Infection Control, 11%
Laundry Services, 9%
Linen Carts, 8%
Dryers, 8%

Common sprinkler skills

Customer Service, 35%
Hand Tools, 32%
Fire Protection, 14%
NFPA, 10%
Fire Pumps, 4%
OSHA, 2%