Service attendant vs maid housekeeper

The differences between service attendants and maid housekeepers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a maid housekeeper has an average salary of $28,307, which is higher than the $27,451 average annual salary of a service attendant.

The top three skills for a service attendant include cleanliness, patients and customer service. The most important skills for a maid housekeeper are taking care, fold laundry, and clean bathrooms.

Service attendant vs maid housekeeper overview

	Service Attendant	Maid Housekeeper
Yearly salary	$27,451	$28,307
Hourly rate	$13.20	$13.61
Growth rate	14%	4%
Number of jobs	44,652	54,256
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 55%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Service attendant vs maid housekeeper salary

Service attendants and maid housekeepers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Service Attendant	Maid Housekeeper
Average salary	$27,451	$28,307
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Richmond, CA	Amherst, NY
Highest paying state	California	Alaska
Best paying company	Brookhaven National Laboratory	Grand Hotel
Best paying industry	Health Care	Manufacturing

Differences between service attendant and maid housekeeper education

There are a few differences between a service attendant and a maid housekeeper in terms of educational background:

	Service Attendant	Maid Housekeeper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 55%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Service attendant vs maid housekeeper demographics

Here are the differences between service attendants' and maid housekeepers' demographics:

	Service Attendant	Maid Housekeeper
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 61.9% Female, 38.1%	Male, 8.8% Female, 91.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 5.9% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.6% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between service attendant and maid housekeeper duties and responsibilities

Service attendant example responsibilities.

Manage other GSA make sure that they are treating guests with up most respect and make them feel welcome.
Utilize water blasters, ride-along scrubbers, blowers
Receive CPR training and basic first aid.
Inspect finish goods for compliance to QA standards
Maintain fuel logs and for FAA monthly reviews.
Gather food orders from hotel guests, enter orders into POS system.

Maid housekeeper example responsibilities.

Train and manage several maids and achieve significant improvements in their productivity.
Prioritize and update room status after approving cleanliness and condition in accordance with departmental standards to meet customer satisfaction.
Operate washers and dryers according to recommend capacity and other manufacturers' guidelines.

Service attendant vs maid housekeeper skills

Common service attendant skills

Cleanliness, 12%
Patients, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Strong Customer Service, 7%
PET, 6%
Meeting Rooms, 4%

Common maid housekeeper skills

Taking Care, 17%
Fold Laundry, 13%
Clean Bathrooms, 10%
Window Sills, 9%
Customer Service, 6%
Kitchen Appliances, 5%

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