Linen room attendant vs houseman

The differences between linen room attendants and housemen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a houseman has an average salary of $28,086, 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 houseman are cleanliness, guest rooms, and public restrooms.

Linen room attendant vs houseman overview

	Linen Room Attendant	Houseman
Yearly salary	$28,080	$28,086
Hourly rate	$13.50	$13.50
Growth rate	4%	9%
Number of jobs	62,488	52,140
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Linen room attendant vs houseman salary

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Houseman
Average salary	$28,080	$28,086
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Issaquah, WA	Fairbanks, AK
Highest paying state	Washington	Alaska
Best paying company	The Walt Disney Company	Rose Law Group
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Hospitality

Differences between linen room attendant and houseman education

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

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

Linen room attendant vs houseman demographics

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Houseman
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%	Male, 91.4% Female, 8.6%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between linen room attendant and houseman 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.

Houseman example responsibilities.

Manage and train new housemen's to hotel standards and regulations, all housemen duties and customer service skills.
Arrange table placing and setup buffets.
Clean elevators, glass and planters in public areas.
General upkeep of a large 4-star hotel are carried out by a small group of housemen.
Operate commercial washer and dryers; sort, wash, load, unload and fold laundry.
Store, issue distribute clear linen after examining launder items to ensure cleanliness and serviceability.

Linen room attendant vs houseman skills

Common linen room attendant skills

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

Common houseman skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Guest Rooms, 13%
Public Restrooms, 12%
Front Desk, 7%
Room Attendants, 5%
Linen Closets, 4%

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