Laundry attendant vs sprinkler

The differences between laundry attendants 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 $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 sprinkler are customer service, hand tools, and fire protection.

Laundry attendant vs sprinkler overview

	Laundry Attendant	Sprinkler
Yearly salary	$26,827	$35,088
Hourly rate	$12.90	$16.87
Growth rate	-	2%
Number of jobs	49,030	1,280
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Laundry attendant vs sprinkler salary

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

	Laundry Attendant	Sprinkler
Average salary	$26,827	$35,088
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
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 sprinkler education

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

	Laundry Attendant	Sprinkler
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laundry attendant vs sprinkler demographics

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

	Laundry Attendant	Sprinkler
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 28.4% Female, 71.6%	Male, 79.1% Female, 20.9%
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, 9.3% 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 attendant and sprinkler 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.

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 attendant vs sprinkler skills

Common laundry attendant skills

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

Common sprinkler skills

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