Maid vs professional cleaner

The differences between maids and professional cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a professional cleaner has an average salary of $27,268, which is higher than the $26,400 average annual salary of a maid.

The top three skills for a maid include taking care, laundry room and customer service. The most important skills for a professional cleaner are building floors, clean bathrooms, and clean windows.

Maid vs professional cleaner overview

	Maid	Professional Cleaner
Yearly salary	$26,400	$27,268
Hourly rate	$12.69	$13.11
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	20,631	119,875
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	48	49
Years of experience	-	-

Maid vs professional cleaner salary

Maids and professional cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Maid	Professional Cleaner
Average salary	$26,400	$27,268
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $20,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	New York	Massachusetts
Best paying company	MaidPro	Vacation
Best paying industry	Construction	Manufacturing

Differences between maid and professional cleaner education

There are a few differences between a maid and a professional cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Maid	Professional Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Maid vs professional cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between maids' and professional cleaners' demographics:

	Maid	Professional Cleaner
Average age	48	49
Gender ratio	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 4.6% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	4%	5%

Differences between maid and professional cleaner duties and responsibilities

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

Professional cleaner example responsibilities.

Supervise and train maids in their cleaning duties to ensure company standards of cleanliness are achieved.
Assist in cleaning restroom facilities including cleaning toilets, urinals, sinks, and mopping floors.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.
Sweep mop sanitize and disinfect surfaces dust buff floors clean restrooms basements clean out stoves and refrigerators etc

Maid vs professional cleaner skills

Common maid skills

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

Common professional cleaner skills

Building Floors, 25%
Clean Bathrooms, 16%
Clean Windows, 13%
Office Buildings, 9%
Light Fixtures, 6%
Commercial Cleaning, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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