Room attendant vs housekeeping cleaner

The differences between room attendants and housekeeping cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a room attendant has an average salary of $27,596, which is higher than the $25,439 average annual salary of a housekeeping cleaner.

The top three skills for a room attendant include cleanliness, dryers and bed linens. The most important skills for a housekeeping cleaner are light fixtures, guest rooms, and cleanliness.

Room attendant vs housekeeping cleaner overview

	Room Attendant	Housekeeping Cleaner
Yearly salary	$27,596	$25,439
Hourly rate	$13.27	$12.23
Growth rate	1%	4%
Number of jobs	101,637	101,232
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

What does a room attendant do?

A room attendant is responsible for managing guest rooms, ensuring its safety and comfortability for the guests. Room attendants' duties include maintaining the cleanliness of rooms by following cleaning schedules, inspecting the furniture and other room items, reporting any damaged furniture for immediate replacement, replacing bed and bathroom amenities, restocking foods and emptying trash containers, and responding to guests' inquiries and requests. A room attendant must have excellent customer service and organizational skills to keep the highest customer satisfaction.

What does a housekeeping cleaner do?

A housekeeping cleaner is an individual who provides general cleaning services. Your tasks may vary but typically include vacuuming, dusting, mopping floors, and cleaning bathrooms, bedrooms, and kitchens. Other tasks that you will perform include changing towels and sheets, emptying bins and taking waste to disposal areas, and replenishing supplies such as toilet paper and soap. In addition, you will be responsible for cleaning windows, woodwork, and walls and lifting and moving lightweight equipment and objects. You will also be tasked to clean and maintain hallways.

Room attendant vs housekeeping cleaner salary

Room attendants and housekeeping cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Room Attendant	Housekeeping Cleaner
Average salary	$27,596	$25,439
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $18,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Dedham, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	Rhode Island
Best paying company	Aspen Snowmass	McCabe
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Health Care

Differences between room attendant and housekeeping cleaner education

There are a few differences between a room attendant and a housekeeping cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Room Attendant	Housekeeping Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Room attendant vs housekeeping cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between room attendants' and housekeeping cleaners' demographics:

	Room Attendant	Housekeeping Cleaner
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 31.0% Female, 69.0%	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between room attendant and housekeeping cleaner duties and responsibilities

Room attendant example responsibilities.

Operate incinerators and trash compactors to dispose of garbage.
Clean and prepare suites to upholding standards.5 diamond standards AAA standards
Clean, disinfect, and deodorize lavatories, urinals and toilet bowls.
Report all missing items from room (i.e., irons/boards, hair dryers, etc . )
Clean windows, glass partitions and mirrors using soapy water, surface cleaner, sponges and squeegees.
Clean windows.and glass partitions, and mirrors, using soapy water and other cleaners, sponges and squeegees.

Housekeeping cleaner example responsibilities.

Train and manage several maids and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness with bakery machinery/equipment to detail outside of machinery as well as deep clean inside machinery/equipment.
Run errands such as taking laundry to the cleaners and buying groceries.

Room attendant vs housekeeping cleaner skills

Common room attendant skills

Cleanliness, 21%
Dryers, 9%
Bed Linens, 7%
Hotel Guests, 6%
Hotel Standards, 3%
Safety Hazards, 3%

Common housekeeping cleaner skills

Light Fixtures, 19%
Guest Rooms, 17%
Cleanliness, 10%
Window Sills, 9%
Patient Rooms, 5%
Laundry Room, 5%

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