Room cleaner vs environmental services aide

The differences between room cleaners and environmental services aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an environmental services aide has an average salary of $34,509, which is higher than the $29,196 average annual salary of a room cleaner.

The top three skills for a room cleaner include hand tools, clean room environment and hotel rooms. The most important skills for an environmental services aide are patients, environmental services, and customer service.

Room cleaner vs environmental services aide overview

	Room Cleaner	Environmental Services Aide
Yearly salary	$29,196	$34,509
Hourly rate	$14.04	$16.59
Growth rate	4%	9%
Number of jobs	60,140	152,119
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Room cleaner vs environmental services aide salary

Room cleaners and environmental services aides have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Room Cleaner	Environmental Services Aide
Average salary	$29,196	$34,509
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	Between $25,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	Napa, CA	Fremont, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Radisson Hotels International Inc	Alameda Health System
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Hospitality

Differences between room cleaner and environmental services aide education

There are a few differences between a room cleaner and an environmental services aide in terms of educational background:

	Room Cleaner	Environmental Services Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Room cleaner vs environmental services aide demographics

Here are the differences between room cleaners' and environmental services aides' demographics:

	Room Cleaner	Environmental Services Aide
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 38.8% Female, 61.2%	Male, 42.1% Female, 57.9%
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, 10.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between room cleaner and environmental services aide duties and responsibilities

Room cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Perform catheter body sub-assembly/final assembly.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness with bakery machinery/equipment to detail outside of machinery as well as deep clean inside machinery/equipment.
Disinfect equipment and supplies, using germicides or steam-operate sterilizers.

Environmental services aide example responsibilities.

Prioritize and manage projects, workload and assist EVS co-workers.
Maintain a customer service friendly appearance and attitude towards other co-workers and patients.
Demonstrate a compassion for residents and staff alike.
Use of floor machines including carpet cleaners scrubbers etc.
Establish trust and friendly relationships with compassion for the residents.
Work in precarious or high locations (ladders, etc . )

Room cleaner vs environmental services aide skills

Common room cleaner skills

Hand Tools, 31%
Clean Room Environment, 28%
Hotel Rooms, 10%
Dust Mop, 8%
Safety Standards, 7%
Cleans Rugs, 3%

Common environmental services aide skills

Patients, 24%
Environmental Services, 17%
Customer Service, 11%
Cleanliness, 6%
Wet Mops, 3%
EVS, 3%

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