Room cleaner vs guest service attendant

The differences between room cleaners and guest service attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a room cleaner has an average salary of $29,196, which is higher than the $27,051 average annual salary of a guest service attendant.

The top three skills for a room cleaner include hand tools, clean room environment and hotel rooms. The most important skills for a guest service attendant are golf carts, cleanliness, and customer service.

Room cleaner vs guest service attendant overview

	Room Cleaner	Guest Service Attendant
Yearly salary	$29,196	$27,051
Hourly rate	$14.04	$13.01
Growth rate	4%	-4%
Number of jobs	60,140	72,078
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Room cleaner vs guest service attendant salary

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

	Room Cleaner	Guest Service Attendant
Average salary	$29,196	$27,051
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	Between $21,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Napa, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Radisson Hotels International Inc	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between room cleaner and guest service attendant education

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

	Room Cleaner	Guest Service Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Room cleaner vs guest service attendant demographics

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

	Room Cleaner	Guest Service Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 38.8% Female, 61.2%	Male, 38.3% Female, 61.7%
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, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 5.6% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between room cleaner and guest service attendant 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.

Guest service attendant example responsibilities.

Manage other GSA make sure that they are treating guests with up most respect and make them feel welcome.
Operate POS and process returns, exchanges, and defective items.
Train new hires: completely learning plans, tax forms, cashier basic POS training.
Maintain organization and cleanliness of department.
Follow safety and cleanliness requirements by company's standards
Train front staff, attaining increase productivity in booking appointments and troubleshooting appointment concerns.

Room cleaner vs guest service attendant 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 guest service attendant skills

Golf Carts, 14%
Cleanliness, 12%
Customer Service, 10%
Front Desk, 10%
Reservations, 7%
Excellent Guest, 7%

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