Linen keeper vs housekeeper

The differences between linen keepers and housekeepers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a housekeeper has an average salary of $29,306, which is higher than the $28,719 average annual salary of a linen keeper.

The top three skills for a linen keeper include clean linen, and . The most important skills for a housekeeper are customer service, cleanliness, and patients.

Linen keeper vs housekeeper overview

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeper
Yearly salary	$28,719	$29,306
Hourly rate	$13.81	$14.09
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	3,431	111,501
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Linen keeper vs housekeeper salary

Linen keepers and housekeepers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeper
Average salary	$28,719	$29,306
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $39,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Dallas, TX
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	McMenamins Pubs & Breweries
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between linen keeper and housekeeper education

There are a few differences between a linen keeper and a housekeeper in terms of educational background:

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeper
Most common degree	Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Management	Business
Most common college	-	-

Linen keeper vs housekeeper demographics

Here are the differences between linen keepers' and housekeepers' demographics:

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeper
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 60.0% Female, 40.0%	Male, 15.4% Female, 84.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 37.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 38.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between linen keeper and housekeeper duties and responsibilities

Linen keeper example responsibilities.

Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operate sterilizers.
Operate incinerators and trash compactors to dispose of garbage.Kept utility sink rooms in clean, neat and orderly condition.

Housekeeper example responsibilities.

Train and manage several maids and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Demonstrate compassion and customer service to patients.
Remove smudges from vertical surfaces such as doors, door frames, light switches, partitions.
Used rags, vacuum, dusters, sponges, and scrapers.
Utilize good math skills while multitasking.
Like fixing there shoes, fixing the kids stuff animals.

Linen keeper vs housekeeper skills

Common linen keeper skills

Clean Linen, 100%

Common housekeeper skills

Customer Service, 25%
Cleanliness, 14%
Patients, 9%
Guest Rooms, 6%
Good Judgment, 4%
OSHA, 3%

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