Linen room attendant vs attendant

The differences between linen room attendants and attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a linen room attendant has an average salary of $28,080, which is higher than the $27,453 average annual salary of an attendant.

The top three skills for a linen room attendant include clean linen, front desk and guest rooms. The most important skills for an attendant are cleanliness, customer service, and home health.

Linen room attendant vs attendant overview

	Linen Room Attendant	Attendant
Yearly salary	$28,080	$27,453
Hourly rate	$13.50	$13.20
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	62,488	52,299
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Linen room attendant vs attendant salary

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Attendant
Average salary	$28,080	$27,453
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $20,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Issaquah, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	The Walt Disney Company	Barnard College
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Hospitality

Differences between linen room attendant and attendant education

There are a few differences between a linen room attendant and an attendant in terms of educational background:

	Linen Room Attendant	Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Linen room attendant vs attendant demographics

Here are the differences between linen room attendants' and attendants' demographics:

	Linen Room Attendant	Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 5.8% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between linen room attendant and attendant duties and responsibilities

Linen room attendant example responsibilities.

Manage a team in setting up, serving, and bartending private events.
Maintain cleanliness of the loading docks between incoming trucks.
Do paperwork and transport linen from washers to dryers.
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.

Attendant example responsibilities.

Manage events, help guests with outside reservations.
Manage VIP's with personal requirements and assist in their room set up and hospitality experience.
Manage top prize payouts, involving large amounts of funds being transfer across the gaming floor.
Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Host activities (bingo, casino night, kids club, etc . )
Supervise and entertain children, clean toys and maintain a healthy and clean environment and become CPR certify.

Linen room attendant vs attendant skills

Common linen room attendant skills

Clean Linen, 17%
Front Desk, 15%
Guest Rooms, 14%
Linen Room, 14%
Cleanliness, 12%
Linen Carts, 6%

Common attendant skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 7%
Patients, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Emergency Situations, 6%

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