Property custodian vs window cleaner

The differences between property custodians and window cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a property custodian has an average salary of $34,130, which is higher than the $29,697 average annual salary of a window cleaner.

The top three skills for a property custodian include law enforcement, property management and court orders. The most important skills for a window cleaner are ladders, clean windows, and safety procedures.

Property custodian vs window cleaner overview

	Property Custodian	Window Cleaner
Yearly salary	$34,130	$29,697
Hourly rate	$16.41	$14.28
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	14,472	40,491
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Property custodian vs window cleaner salary

Property custodians and window cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Property Custodian	Window Cleaner
Average salary	$34,130	$29,697
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $42,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Burien, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Janus Henderson U.S.
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between property custodian and window cleaner education

There are a few differences between a property custodian and a window cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Property Custodian	Window Cleaner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Property custodian vs window cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between property custodians' and window cleaners' demographics:

	Property Custodian	Window Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 63.5% Female, 36.5%	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.4% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 31.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 45.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.2% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between property custodian and window cleaner duties and responsibilities

Property custodian example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage fielding of all PBUSE computers in the organization and supervise the initial training of key personnel.
Perform mechanical repairs and services to plumbing, electrical, mechanical systems and large rotating equipment including refrigeration systems.
Demonstrate ability to lift and move heavy objects owing to exceptional physical dexterity.

Window cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Used tools such as scrubbers, squeegees, scrapers, extension poles, adjustable pole angles.
Use tools such as shovels, pick axes, jackhammer.
Scrape black caulking off the windows.
Clean building windows using squeegees and/or wands.
Handle maintenance work; caulking, remolding and framework.

Property custodian vs window cleaner skills

Common property custodian skills

Law Enforcement, 31%
Property Management, 26%
Court Orders, 11%
Government Regulations, 9%
Logistics, 6%
Property Accountability, 6%

Common window cleaner skills

Ladders, 23%
Clean Windows, 10%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Exterior Windows, 5%
Commercial Cleaning, 5%

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