Service cleaner vs housekeeper

The differences between service 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 $28,584 average annual salary of a service cleaner.

The top three skills for a service cleaner include urinals, window sills and building floors. The most important skills for a housekeeper are customer service, cleanliness, and patients.

Service cleaner vs housekeeper overview

	Service Cleaner	Housekeeper
Yearly salary	$28,584	$29,306
Hourly rate	$13.74	$14.09
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	77,556	111,501
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	49	48
Years of experience	-	-

Service cleaner vs housekeeper salary

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

	Service Cleaner	Housekeeper
Average salary	$28,584	$29,306
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $22,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Dallas, TX
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Alaska
Best paying company	Hudson Pacific Properties	McMenamins Pubs & Breweries
Best paying industry	Government	Telecommunication

Differences between service cleaner and housekeeper education

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

	Service Cleaner	Housekeeper
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Service cleaner vs housekeeper demographics

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

	Service Cleaner	Housekeeper
Average age	49	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%	Male, 15.4% Female, 84.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	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	5%	4%

Differences between service cleaner and housekeeper duties and responsibilities

Service cleaner example responsibilities.

Make repairs around the stadium including, plumbing, electrical, HVAC etc.
Work alongside the head custodian in learning basic HVAC maintenance.
Sweep or shovels snow from steps and walks at building entrances.
Help repair furniture, windows, and plumbing fixtures for students living in the residence halls.
Make rounds of facility to check fire alarms, boilers, HVAC equipment, doors and windows.
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.

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.

Service cleaner vs housekeeper skills

Common service cleaner skills

Urinals, 49%
Window Sills, 8%
Building Floors, 8%
Exam Rooms, 6%
Patient Rooms, 5%
Public Restrooms, 4%

Common housekeeper skills

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

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