Linen room attendant vs housekeeping aide

The differences between linen room attendants and housekeeping aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a housekeeping aide has an average salary of $29,968, which is higher than the $28,080 average annual salary of a linen room attendant.

The top three skills for a linen room attendant include clean linen, front desk and guest rooms. The most important skills for a housekeeping aide are patients, guest rooms, and customer service.

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping aide overview

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping Aide
Yearly salary	$28,080	$29,968
Hourly rate	$13.50	$14.41
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	62,488	113,524
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping aide salary

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping Aide
Average salary	$28,080	$29,968
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Issaquah, WA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Alaska
Best paying company	The Walt Disney Company	Lifespan
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Hospitality

Differences between linen room attendant and housekeeping aide education

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping aide demographics

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping Aide
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%	Male, 37.6% Female, 62.4%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between linen room attendant and housekeeping aide 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.

Housekeeping aide example responsibilities.

Prioritize and manage projects, workload and assist EVS co-workers.
Keep records of room availability and guests' reservations.
Utilize customer service skills when interacting with patients and customers ensuring to maximize positive outcomes.
Extract, wax and buff different kids off floors.
Climb small ladders, refill toilet and towel dispensers and move furniture.
Clean and sanitize restroom facilities & fixtures including: sinks, urinals, toilets, mop floors.

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping aide skills

Common linen room attendant skills

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

Common housekeeping aide skills

Patients, 15%
Guest Rooms, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Cleanliness, 9%
Infection Control, 5%
Patient Rooms, 5%

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