Linen keeper vs housekeeping cleaner

The differences between linen keepers and housekeeping cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a linen keeper has an average salary of $28,719, which is higher than the $25,439 average annual salary of a housekeeping cleaner.

The top three skills for a linen keeper include clean linen, and . The most important skills for a housekeeping cleaner are light fixtures, guest rooms, and cleanliness.

Linen keeper vs housekeeping cleaner overview

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeping Cleaner
Yearly salary	$28,719	$25,439
Hourly rate	$13.81	$12.23
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	3,431	101,232
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Linen keeper vs housekeeping cleaner salary

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

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeping Cleaner
Average salary	$28,719	$25,439
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $39,000	Between $18,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Dedham, MA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	McCabe
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between linen keeper and housekeeping cleaner education

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

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeping Cleaner
Most common degree	Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	Management	Business
Most common college	-	-

Linen keeper vs housekeeping cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between linen keepers' and housekeeping cleaners' demographics:

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeping Cleaner
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 60.0% Female, 40.0%	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%
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, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between linen keeper and housekeeping cleaner 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.

Housekeeping cleaner example responsibilities.

Train and manage several maids and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness with bakery machinery/equipment to detail outside of machinery as well as deep clean inside machinery/equipment.
Run errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners and buying groceries.

Linen keeper vs housekeeping cleaner skills

Common linen keeper skills

Clean Linen, 100%

Common housekeeping cleaner skills

Light Fixtures, 19%
Guest Rooms, 17%
Cleanliness, 10%
Window Sills, 9%
Patient Rooms, 5%
Laundry Room, 5%

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