Maid vs service cleaner

The differences between maids and service cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a service cleaner has an average salary of $28,584, 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 service cleaner are urinals, window sills, and building floors.

Maid vs service cleaner overview

	Maid	Service Cleaner
Yearly salary	$26,400	$28,584
Hourly rate	$12.69	$13.74
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	20,631	77,556
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	48	49
Years of experience	-	-

Maid vs service cleaner salary

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

	Maid	Service Cleaner
Average salary	$26,400	$28,584
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New York	Massachusetts
Best paying company	MaidPro	Hudson Pacific Properties
Best paying industry	Construction	Government

Differences between maid and service cleaner education

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

	Maid	Service Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Maid vs service cleaner demographics

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

	Maid	Service Cleaner
Average age	48	49
Gender ratio	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	4%	5%

Differences between maid and service 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

Service cleaner example responsibilities.

Make repairs around the stadium including, plumbing, electrical, HVAC etc.
Work alongside the head custodian in learning basic HVAC maintenance.
Sweep or shovels snow from steps and walks at building entrances.
Help repair furniture, windows, and plumbing fixtures for students living in the residence halls.
Make rounds of facility to check fire alarms, boilers, HVAC equipment, doors and windows.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.

Maid vs service cleaner skills

Common maid skills

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

Common service cleaner skills

Urinals, 49%
Window Sills, 8%
Building Floors, 8%
Exam Rooms, 6%
Patient Rooms, 5%
Public Restrooms, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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