Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry

The differences between laundry room attendants and housekeeping/laundries can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a housekeeping/laundry has an average salary of $29,777, 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/laundry are fold laundry, public restrooms, and guest rooms.

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry overview

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping/Laundry
Yearly salary	$26,828	$29,777
Hourly rate	$12.90	$14.32
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	66,932	81,110
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry salary

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

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping/Laundry
Average salary	$26,828	$29,777
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Novato, CA
Highest paying state	-	Oregon
Best paying company	-	Legacy Health
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between laundry room attendant and housekeeping/laundry education

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

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping/Laundry
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry demographics

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

	Laundry Room Attendant	Housekeeping/Laundry
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 29.1% Female, 70.9%	Male, 16.0% Female, 84.0%
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, 9.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

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

Maintain linen room in clean and orderly condition and examine laundered items to ensure cleanliness and serviceability.
Used hand and power tools such as dollies, floor polishers, vacuum cleaners and mops.
Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operate sterilizers.

Laundry room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry skills

Common laundry room attendant skills

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

Common housekeeping/laundry skills

Fold Laundry, 38%
Public Restrooms, 27%
Guest Rooms, 4%
Patient Rooms, 3%
Infection Control, 3%
Customer Service, 3%

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