Laundry clerk vs stretcher

The differences between laundry clerks and stretchers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a stretcher has an average salary of $40,843, which is higher than the $27,278 average annual salary of a laundry clerk.

The top three skills for a laundry clerk include fold laundry, laundry room and dryers. The most important skills for a stretcher are canvas, extrusion, and stretchers.

Laundry clerk vs stretcher overview

	Laundry Clerk	Stretcher
Yearly salary	$27,278	$40,843
Hourly rate	$13.11	$19.64
Growth rate	-	-3%
Number of jobs	72,746	40
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Laundry clerk vs stretcher salary

Laundry clerks and stretchers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Laundry Clerk	Stretcher
Average salary	$27,278	$40,843
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $36,000	Between $23,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between laundry clerk and stretcher education

There are a few differences between a laundry clerk and a stretcher in terms of educational background:

	Laundry Clerk	Stretcher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Laundry clerk vs stretcher demographics

Here are the differences between laundry clerks' and stretchers' demographics:

	Laundry Clerk	Stretcher
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 41.3% Female, 58.7%	Male, 84.1% Female, 15.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.0% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 14.8% Asian, 7.3% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between laundry clerk and stretcher duties and responsibilities

Laundry clerk example responsibilities.

Remove items from washers and dryers, direct other workers to do so.
Sort and count articles remove from dryers and fold, wrapped, or hang them.
Communicate with residents on a daily basis and build relationships and foster caring and compassion in day-to-day tasks
Sort, organize, clean, fold, train, and run machines

Stretcher example responsibilities.

Inspect canvas quality before shipment.
Work in extrusion on an aluminum printing press.
Count and verify orders pick to ensure accuracy.
Use of a digital thermometer to make sure dyes are the correct temperature for extrusion.
Operate all equipment in the area including bale presses, tow stretchers, tow fixers and blenders.
Transport clients in wheelchairs or stretchers, making sure that the wheelchair/stretcher is secured properly inside the transporting vehicle.

Laundry clerk vs stretcher skills

Common laundry clerk skills

Fold Laundry, 28%
Laundry Room, 21%
Dryers, 21%
Guest Rooms, 15%
Machine Processes, 6%
Extractors, 5%

Common stretcher skills

Canvas, 55%
Extrusion, 29%
Stretchers, 16%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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