Laundry worker vs stretcher

The differences between laundry workers 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 $27,204 average annual salary of a laundry worker.

The top three skills for a laundry worker include customer service, cleanliness and clean linen. The most important skills for a stretcher are canvas, extrusion, and stretchers.

Laundry worker vs stretcher overview

	Laundry Worker	Stretcher
Yearly salary	$27,204	$40,843
Hourly rate	$13.08	$19.64
Growth rate	4%	-3%
Number of jobs	25,513	40
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 60%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	-	-

Laundry worker vs stretcher salary

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

	Laundry Worker	Stretcher
Average salary	$27,204	$40,843
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $35,000	Between $23,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	-
Highest paying state	North Dakota	-
Best paying company	Messiah College	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between laundry worker and stretcher education

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

	Laundry Worker	Stretcher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 60%
Most common major	Business	Precision Metal Working
Most common college	-	-

Laundry worker vs stretcher demographics

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

	Laundry Worker	Stretcher
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 43.3% Female, 56.7%	Male, 84.1% Female, 15.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 6.5% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	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 worker and stretcher duties and responsibilities

Laundry worker example responsibilities.

Work with children with Adhd, bipolar and autism.
Comply with EPA and OSHA regulations and other safety policies of the hospital.
Receive new shipments, sort, and clean laundry using OSHA requirements on a daily basis.
Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, extractors, and turn valves and levers to regulate machine.
Sort and count articles remove from dryers, and fold, wrapped, hang, iron or press items.
Sort dirty clothes and linens, work with industrial washers and dryers, pack carts, do weekly inventory of linens.

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 worker vs stretcher skills

Common laundry worker skills

Customer Service, 33%
Cleanliness, 29%
Clean Linen, 19%
Dryers, 15%
Patients, 1%
OSHA, 1%

Common stretcher skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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