Sanitation truck cleaner vs lot porter

The differences between sanitation truck cleaners and lot porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sanitation truck cleaner has an average salary of $32,322, which is higher than the $28,085 average annual salary of a lot porter.

The top three skills for a sanitation truck cleaner include safety guidelines, safety issues and groceries. The most important skills for a lot porter are customer vehicles, cleanliness, and customer satisfaction.

Sanitation truck cleaner vs lot porter overview

	Sanitation Truck Cleaner	Lot Porter
Yearly salary	$32,322	$28,085
Hourly rate	$15.54	$13.50
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	70,950	14,346
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	-	-

Sanitation truck cleaner vs lot porter salary

Sanitation truck cleaners and lot porters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sanitation Truck Cleaner	Lot Porter
Average salary	$32,322	$28,085
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $22,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Ontario, CA	Kirkland, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Remedy Intelligent Staffing	O'Brien Steel Service
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Insurance

Differences between sanitation truck cleaner and lot porter education

There are a few differences between a sanitation truck cleaner and a lot porter in terms of educational background:

	Sanitation Truck Cleaner	Lot Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 57%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sanitation truck cleaner vs lot porter demographics

Here are the differences between sanitation truck cleaners' and lot porters' demographics:

	Sanitation Truck Cleaner	Lot Porter
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 70.4% Female, 29.6%	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 4.3% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 4.6% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between sanitation truck cleaner and lot porter duties and responsibilities

Sanitation truck cleaner example responsibilities.

Sanitize and clean butcher equipment, and floors
Clean and sanitize tables garbage clean floors.
Keep company machines clean; participate in USDA and QA inspections.
Clean and sanitize the Tyson's plant but mostly the kill floor.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.
Used drawings or blueprints for size and BOM for parts list require for complete assembly.

Lot porter example responsibilities.

Manage stock of the vehicles; document vehicle locations and individual VIN numbers.
Maintain department cleanliness before and after every shift.
Prepare cleaning solutions as necessary and follow safety procedures as prescribed by OSHA.
Investigate transmission errors for DriveTime lot vehicles.

Sanitation truck cleaner vs lot porter skills

Common sanitation truck cleaner skills

Safety Guidelines, 49%
Safety Issues, 29%
Groceries, 16%
USDA, 7%

Common lot porter skills

Customer Vehicles, 32%
Cleanliness, 14%
Customer Satisfaction, 7%
Customer Service, 5%
Safety Policies, 5%
RV, 4%

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