Linen keeper vs housekeeping/laundry

The differences between linen keepers 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 $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 housekeeping/laundry are fold laundry, public restrooms, and guest rooms.

Linen keeper vs housekeeping/laundry overview

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeping/Laundry
Yearly salary	$28,719	$29,777
Hourly rate	$13.81	$14.32
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	3,431	81,110
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Linen keeper vs housekeeping/laundry salary

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

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeping/Laundry
Average salary	$28,719	$29,777
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $39,000	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 linen keeper and housekeeping/laundry education

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

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeping/Laundry
Most common degree	Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Management	Business
Most common college	-	-

Linen keeper vs housekeeping/laundry demographics

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

	Linen Keeper	Housekeeping/Laundry
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 60.0% Female, 40.0%	Male, 16.0% Female, 84.0%
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, 9.8% 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 linen keeper and housekeeping/laundry 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/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.

Linen keeper vs housekeeping/laundry skills

Common linen keeper skills

Clean Linen, 100%

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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