Lining cleaner vs sanitation worker

The differences between lining cleaners and sanitation workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sanitation worker has an average salary of $33,159, which is higher than the $31,865 average annual salary of a lining cleaner.

The top three skills for a lining cleaner include safety procedures, beer systems and code dates. The most important skills for a sanitation worker are cleanliness, pallet jack, and food safety.

Lining cleaner vs sanitation worker overview

	Lining Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Yearly salary	$31,865	$33,159
Hourly rate	$15.32	$15.94
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,751	27,943
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Lining cleaner vs sanitation worker salary

Lining cleaners and sanitation workers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Lining Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Average salary	$31,865	$33,159
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Michigan State University
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between lining cleaner and sanitation worker education

There are a few differences between a lining cleaner and a sanitation worker in terms of educational background:

	Lining Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Lining cleaner vs sanitation worker demographics

Here are the differences between lining cleaners' and sanitation workers' demographics:

	Lining Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 73.9% Female, 26.1%	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 4.7% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between lining cleaner and sanitation worker duties and responsibilities

Lining cleaner example responsibilities.

Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.
Clean multiple commercial building using industrialize buffers, scrubbers and/or vacuum equipment.

Sanitation worker example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Use power equipment such as floor sweepers, vacuums, scrubbers, mops, power washers.
Maintain cleanliness of entire facility according to OSHA and FDA regulations
Drive heavy equipment with CDL'S.
Train on (loto) lockout tag out
Landscape work including edging, mulching and mowing.

Lining cleaner vs sanitation worker skills

Common lining cleaner skills

Safety Procedures, 32%
Beer Systems, 23%
Code Dates, 19%
CDL, 9%
Assembly Line, 7%
Taps, 6%

Common sanitation worker skills

Cleanliness, 14%
Pallet Jack, 13%
Food Safety, 11%
Safety Standards, 9%
Production Equipment, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%

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