Linen room attendant vs maid

The differences between linen room attendants and maids 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 $26,400 average annual salary of a maid.

The top three skills for a linen room attendant include clean linen, front desk and guest rooms. The most important skills for a maid are taking care, laundry room, and customer service.

Linen room attendant vs maid overview

	Linen Room Attendant	Maid
Yearly salary	$28,080	$26,400
Hourly rate	$13.50	$12.69
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	62,488	20,631
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 46%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Linen room attendant vs maid salary

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Maid
Average salary	$28,080	$26,400
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $20,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Issaquah, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Washington	New York
Best paying company	The Walt Disney Company	MaidPro
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Construction

Differences between linen room attendant and maid education

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Maid
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	High School Diploma, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Linen room attendant vs maid demographics

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

	Linen Room Attendant	Maid
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 54.3% Female, 45.7%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
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, 19.1% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between linen room attendant and maid 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.

Maid example responsibilities.

Supervise and train maids in their cleaning duties to ensure company standards of cleanliness are achieved.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness with bakery machinery/equipment to detail outside of machinery as well as deep clean inside machinery/equipment.
Do paperwork and sort soil towels and sponges at end of shift.
Perform quality assuranceensure sanitized work environment using germicides or steam-operate sterilizers.Observe precautions require to protect equipment

Linen room attendant vs maid skills

Common linen room attendant skills

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

Common maid skills

Taking Care, 57%
Laundry Room, 7%
Customer Service, 7%
Bed Sheets, 5%
Clean Rooms, 4%
Customers Homes, 3%

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