Laundry room attendant vs houseman

The differences between laundry room attendants and housemen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a houseman has an average salary of $28,086, 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 houseman are cleanliness, guest rooms, and public restrooms.

Laundry room attendant vs houseman overview

	Laundry Room Attendant	Houseman
Yearly salary	$26,828	$28,086
Hourly rate	$12.90	$13.50
Growth rate	-	9%
Number of jobs	66,932	52,140
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Laundry room attendant vs houseman salary

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

	Laundry Room Attendant	Houseman
Average salary	$26,828	$28,086
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Fairbanks, AK
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Rose Law Group
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between laundry room attendant and houseman education

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

	Laundry Room Attendant	Houseman
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Laundry room attendant vs houseman demographics

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

	Laundry Room Attendant	Houseman
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 29.1% Female, 70.9%	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between laundry room attendant and houseman 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.

Houseman example responsibilities.

Manage and train new housemen's to hotel standards and regulations, all housemen duties and customer service skills.
Arrange table placing and setup buffets.
Clean elevators, glass and planters in public areas.
General upkeep of a large 4-star hotel are carried out by a small group of housemen.
Operate commercial washer and dryers; sort, wash, load, unload and fold laundry.
Store, issue distribute clear linen after examining launder items to ensure cleanliness and serviceability.

Laundry room attendant vs houseman skills

Common laundry room attendant skills

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

Common houseman skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Guest Rooms, 13%
Public Restrooms, 12%
Front Desk, 7%
Room Attendants, 5%
Linen Closets, 4%

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