Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping attendant

The differences between laundry room attendants and housekeeping attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a housekeeping attendant has an average salary of $28,031, 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 attendant are cleanliness, customer service, and patients.

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping attendant overview

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping Attendant
Yearly salary	$26,828	$28,031
Hourly rate	$12.90	$13.48
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	66,932	112,783
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping attendant salary

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

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping Attendant
Average salary	$26,828	$28,031
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $22,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Clarita, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between laundry room attendant and housekeeping attendant education

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

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping attendant demographics

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

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 29.1% Female, 70.9%	Male, 21.5% Female, 78.5%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between laundry room attendant and housekeeping attendant 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 attendant example responsibilities.

Use correct cleaning chemicals for designate surfaces according to OSHA regulation and hospital requirements.
Run errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners and buying groceries.

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping attendant skills

Common laundry room attendant skills

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

Common housekeeping attendant skills

Cleanliness, 19%
Customer Service, 11%
Patients, 9%
Patient Rooms, 7%
Work Ethic, 6%
Guest Satisfaction, 4%

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