Service cleaner vs housekeeping aide

The differences between service cleaners and housekeeping aides can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a housekeeping aide has an average salary of $29,968, 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 housekeeping aide are patients, guest rooms, and customer service.

Service cleaner vs housekeeping aide overview

	Service Cleaner	Housekeeping Aide
Yearly salary	$28,584	$29,968
Hourly rate	$13.74	$14.41
Growth rate	4%	-
Number of jobs	77,556	113,524
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	49	48
Years of experience	-	-

Service cleaner vs housekeeping aide salary

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

	Service Cleaner	Housekeeping Aide
Average salary	$28,584	$29,968
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Alaska
Best paying company	Hudson Pacific Properties	Lifespan
Best paying industry	Government	Hospitality

Differences between service cleaner and housekeeping aide education

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

	Service Cleaner	Housekeeping Aide
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Service cleaner vs housekeeping aide demographics

Here are the differences between service cleaners' and housekeeping aides' demographics:

	Service Cleaner	Housekeeping Aide
Average age	49	48
Gender ratio	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%	Male, 37.6% Female, 62.4%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between service cleaner and housekeeping aide 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.

Housekeeping aide example responsibilities.

Prioritize and manage projects, workload and assist EVS co-workers.
Keep records of room availability and guests' reservations.
Utilize customer service skills when interacting with patients and customers ensuring to maximize positive outcomes.
Extract, wax and buff different kids off floors.
Climb small ladders, refill toilet and towel dispensers and move furniture.
Clean and sanitize restroom facilities & fixtures including: sinks, urinals, toilets, mop floors.

Service cleaner vs housekeeping aide skills

Common service cleaner skills

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

Common housekeeping aide skills

Patients, 15%
Guest Rooms, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Cleanliness, 9%
Infection Control, 5%
Patient Rooms, 5%

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