Linen room attendant vs housekeeping attendant

The differences between linen room attendants and housekeeping 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 $28,031 average annual salary of a housekeeping 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 attendant are cleanliness, customer service, and patients.

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping attendant overview

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping Attendant
Yearly salary	$28,080	$28,031
Hourly rate	$13.50	$13.48
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	62,488	112,783
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping attendant salary

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping Attendant
Average salary	$28,080	$28,031
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $22,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Issaquah, WA	Santa Clarita, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	California
Best paying company	The Walt Disney Company	St. Petersburg Yacht Club
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Health Care

Differences between linen room attendant and housekeeping attendant education

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping attendant demographics

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%	Male, 21.5% Female, 78.5%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between linen room attendant and housekeeping 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.

Housekeeping attendant example responsibilities.

Use correct cleaning chemicals for designate surfaces according to OSHA regulation and hospital requirements.
Run errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners and buying groceries.

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping 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 housekeeping attendant skills

Cleanliness, 19%
Customer Service, 11%
Patients, 9%
Patient Rooms, 7%
Work Ethic, 6%
Guest Satisfaction, 4%

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