Sexton vs janitor

The differences between sextons and janitors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sexton has an average salary of $34,059, which is higher than the $27,954 average annual salary of a janitor.

The top three skills for a sexton include clean bathrooms, building floors and mowing. The most important skills for a janitor are building floors, cleanliness, and patients.

Sexton vs janitor overview

	Sexton	Janitor
Yearly salary	$34,059	$27,954
Hourly rate	$16.37	$13.44
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	7,589	57,146
Job satisfaction	-	3.67
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Sexton vs janitor salary

Sextons and janitors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sexton	Janitor
Average salary	$34,059	$27,954
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $46,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Lexington, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Argonne National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between sexton and janitor education

There are a few differences between a sexton and a janitor in terms of educational background:

	Sexton	Janitor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sexton vs janitor demographics

Here are the differences between sextons' and janitors' demographics:

	Sexton	Janitor
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 73.5% Female, 26.5%	Male, 63.1% Female, 36.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between sexton and janitor duties and responsibilities

Sexton example responsibilities.

Manage daily cash, payroll, client settlement, and trust payment accounts.
Maintain cemetery grounds including digging graves, mowing grass, trimming, snowplowing.
Complete care of surrounding grounds including mowing, trimming and general upkeep and appearance.
Provide excellent maintenance, reports, and logistics.
Calculate and process employee payroll checks, W2's.
Open claims with Medicare, Arkansas Medicaid and Tricare as needed.

Janitor example responsibilities.

Clean private residents entire home, floors, windows, using soapy water and other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
Use of floor extractors machine to strip, scrub, wax, and buff floors.
Wash windows and mirrors, tables and counter tops using window cleaner and cloths or paper, sponges, squeegees.
Organize supplies such as broom, mop, sponges, cleaning supplies, etc.
Used solvent, such as carbon dioxide, rags, brushes, pads, and sponges.
Dust and vacuums shred rooms and personal cubicle areas.

Sexton vs janitor skills

Common sexton skills

Clean Bathrooms, 13%
Building Floors, 9%
Mowing, 8%
Funeral Homes, 8%
General Maintenance, 7%
Snow Removal, 5%

Common janitor skills

Building Floors, 12%
Cleanliness, 12%
Patients, 9%
Window Sills, 6%
Commercial Cleaning, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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