Senior custodian vs office cleaner

The differences between senior custodians and office cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a senior custodian has an average salary of $32,547, which is higher than the $27,453 average annual salary of an office cleaner.

The top three skills for a senior custodian include ladders, windows and floor care. The most important skills for an office cleaner are commercial cleaning, window sills, and office buildings.

Senior custodian vs office cleaner overview

	Senior Custodian	Office Cleaner
Yearly salary	$32,547	$27,453
Hourly rate	$15.65	$13.20
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	8,357	77,079
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Senior custodian vs office cleaner salary

Senior custodians and office cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Custodian	Office Cleaner
Average salary	$32,547	$27,453
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $44,000	Between $21,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	Santa Cruz, CA	Tacoma, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	City of Los Angeles	Southern
Best paying industry	Government	Finance

Differences between senior custodian and office cleaner education

There are a few differences between a senior custodian and an office cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Senior Custodian	Office Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Senior custodian vs office cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between senior custodians' and office cleaners' demographics:

	Senior Custodian	Office Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 75.9% Female, 24.1%	Male, 28.8% Female, 71.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 32.1% Asian, 4.7% White, 45.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 4.8% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between senior custodian and office cleaner duties and responsibilities

Senior custodian example responsibilities.

Maintain cleanliness ofschools, monitor seventeen man work crew
Operate power equipment such as carpet extractors, pressure washer, hand, and power tools.
Maintain cleanliness throughout college campus which includes bathroom, hallways, laboratories lodges, offices, and lecture hall
Maintain exteriors by sweeping and/or blowing down sidewalks, stairs, or cleaning with high-pressure washers and riding sidewalk scrubbers.
Operate vacuum cleaners, floor scrubber, buffers, high pressure washer, carpet cleaning machines, wet/dry vacuums, extractors.
Operate cleaning machinery including floor buffers and scrubbers.

Office cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Use of heavy cleaning equipment-buffing machines, scrubbers, wall washing.
Use and maintain assign power equipment and hand tools; buffers, auto scrubbers etc.
Mix cleaning solutions to clean, disinfect and deodorize urinals, toilet bowls, and sinks.
Sanitize restrooms including sinks and urinals.
Clean restaurants during the evenings and ensure protocols are followed according to restaurant cleanliness guidelines.

Senior custodian vs office cleaner skills

Common senior custodian skills

Ladders, 9%
Windows, 7%
Floor Care, 6%
Floor Machines, 5%
General Maintenance, 5%
Extractors, 4%

Common office cleaner skills

Commercial Cleaning, 18%
Window Sills, 16%
Office Buildings, 14%
Trash Removal, 8%
Clean Restrooms, 6%
Office Space, 3%

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