Laundry attendant vs laundress

The differences between laundry attendants and laundresses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a laundress has an average salary of $42,554, which is higher than the $26,827 average annual salary of a laundry attendant.

The top three skills for a laundry attendant include washing machines, cleanliness and dryers. The most important skills for a laundress are clean linen, laundry room, and customer service.

Laundry attendant vs laundress overview

	Laundry Attendant	Laundress
Yearly salary	$26,827	$42,554
Hourly rate	$12.90	$20.46
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	49,030	4,936
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Laundry attendant vs laundress salary

Laundry attendants and laundresses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Laundry Attendant	Laundress
Average salary	$26,827	$42,554
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $21,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	Strongsville City Schools	-
Best paying industry	Hospitality	-

Differences between laundry attendant and laundress education

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

	Laundry Attendant	Laundress
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laundry attendant vs laundress demographics

Here are the differences between laundry attendants' and laundresses' demographics:

	Laundry Attendant	Laundress
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 28.4% Female, 71.6%	Male, 2.7% Female, 97.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 58.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	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%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between laundry attendant and laundress duties and responsibilities

Laundry attendant example responsibilities.

Assist the consumers with their ADL skills.
Operate irons, steamers and folding machines.
Operate pressing machines to press shirts and lab coats.
Pretreat, wash, & iron doctors' lab coats.
Clean building using mops, floor scrubbers, empty trash.
Start washers, dry-cleaners, driers, extractors, and turn valve.

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.

Laundry attendant vs laundress skills

Common laundry attendant skills

Washing Machines, 18%
Cleanliness, 14%
Dryers, 14%
Clean Linen, 8%
Laundry Equipment, 7%
Linen Carts, 7%

Common laundress skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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