Linen room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry

The differences between linen room attendants 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 $28,080 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/laundry are fold laundry, public restrooms, and guest rooms.

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry overview

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping/Laundry
Yearly salary	$28,080	$29,777
Hourly rate	$13.50	$14.32
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	62,488	81,110
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry salary

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping/Laundry
Average salary	$28,080	$29,777
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	Issaquah, WA	Novato, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Oregon
Best paying company	The Walt Disney Company	Legacy Health
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Professional

Differences between linen room attendant and housekeeping/laundry education

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping/Laundry
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Linen room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry demographics

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Housekeeping/Laundry
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%	Male, 16.0% Female, 84.0%
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, 9.8% 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 room attendant and housekeeping/laundry 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/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 room attendant vs housekeeping/laundry 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/laundry skills

Fold Laundry, 38%
Public Restrooms, 27%
Guest Rooms, 4%
Patient Rooms, 3%
Infection Control, 3%
Customer Service, 3%

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