Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping aide

The differences between laundry room attendants and housekeeping aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a housekeeping aide has an average salary of $29,968, which is higher than the $26,828 average annual salary of a laundry room attendant.

The top three skills for a laundry room attendant include cleanliness, laundry room and dryers. The most important skills for a housekeeping aide are patients, guest rooms, and customer service.

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping aide overview

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping Aide
Yearly salary	$26,828	$29,968
Hourly rate	$12.90	$14.41
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	66,932	113,524
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping aide salary

Laundry room attendants and housekeeping aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping Aide
Average salary	$26,828	$29,968
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Lifespan
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between laundry room attendant and housekeeping aide education

There are a few differences between a laundry room attendant and a housekeeping aide in terms of educational background:

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping aide demographics

Here are the differences between laundry room attendants' and housekeeping aides' demographics:

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping Aide
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 29.1% Female, 70.9%	Male, 37.6% Female, 62.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 5.8% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between laundry room attendant and housekeeping aide duties and responsibilities

Laundry room attendant example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Maintain residents personal clothing cleanliness when task.
Utilize proper sanitizing techniques and operate industrial size washer and dryers.
Operate washers and dryers according to recommend capacity and other manufactures guidelines.
Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
Handle industrial type of cleaning agents and work with carpet shampoo machine, vacuums, dusters, etc.

Housekeeping aide example responsibilities.

Prioritize and manage projects, workload and assist EVS co-workers.
Keep records of room availability and guests' reservations.
Utilize customer service skills when interacting with patients and customers ensuring to maximize positive outcomes.
Extract, wax and buff different kids off floors.
Climb small ladders, refill toilet and towel dispensers and move furniture.
Clean and sanitize restroom facilities & fixtures including: sinks, urinals, toilets, mop floors.

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping aide skills

Common laundry room attendant skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Laundry Room, 15%
Dryers, 12%
Washing Machines, 10%
Front Desk, 7%
Guest Service, 5%

Common housekeeping aide skills

Patients, 15%
Guest Rooms, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Cleanliness, 9%
Infection Control, 5%
Patient Rooms, 5%

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