Room cleaner vs housekeeper

The differences between room cleaners and housekeepers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a housekeeper has an average salary of $29,306, 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 a housekeeper are customer service, cleanliness, and patients.

Room cleaner vs housekeeper overview

	Room Cleaner	Housekeeper
Yearly salary	$29,196	$29,306
Hourly rate	$14.04	$14.09
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	60,140	111,501
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Room cleaner vs housekeeper salary

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

	Room Cleaner	Housekeeper
Average salary	$29,196	$29,306
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $36,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Napa, CA	Dallas, TX
Highest paying state	California	Alaska
Best paying company	Radisson Hotels International Inc	McMenamins Pubs & Breweries
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Telecommunication

Differences between room cleaner and housekeeper education

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

	Room Cleaner	Housekeeper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Room cleaner vs housekeeper demographics

Here are the differences between room cleaners' and housekeepers' demographics:

	Room Cleaner	Housekeeper
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 38.8% Female, 61.2%	Male, 15.4% Female, 84.6%
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, 9.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between room cleaner and housekeeper 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.

Housekeeper example responsibilities.

Train and manage several maids and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Demonstrate compassion and customer service to patients.
Remove smudges from vertical surfaces such as doors, door frames, light switches, partitions.
Used rags, vacuum, dusters, sponges, and scrapers.
Utilize good math skills while multitasking.
Like fixing there shoes, fixing the kids stuff animals.

Room cleaner vs housekeeper 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 housekeeper skills

Customer Service, 25%
Cleanliness, 14%
Patients, 9%
Guest Rooms, 6%
Good Judgment, 4%
OSHA, 3%

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