Stock room manager vs housekeeping director

The differences between stock room managers and housekeeping directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a stock room manager and a housekeeping director. Additionally, a stock room manager has an average salary of $57,753, which is higher than the $54,047 average annual salary of a housekeeping director.

The top three skills for a stock room manager include customer service, wine and product knowledge. The most important skills for a housekeeping director are cleanliness, guest rooms, and customer service.

Stock room manager vs housekeeping director overview

	Stock Room Manager	Housekeeping Director
Yearly salary	$57,753	$54,047
Hourly rate	$27.77	$25.98
Growth rate	1%	18%
Number of jobs	80,491	34,870
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	2	2

Stock room manager vs housekeeping director salary

Stock room managers and housekeeping directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stock Room Manager	Housekeeping Director
Average salary	$57,753	$54,047
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $114,000	Between $33,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Ellicott Development
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between stock room manager and housekeeping director education

There are a few differences between a stock room manager and a housekeeping director in terms of educational background:

	Stock Room Manager	Housekeeping Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stock room manager vs housekeeping director demographics

Here are the differences between stock room managers' and housekeeping directors' demographics:

	Stock Room Manager	Housekeeping Director
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 60.4% Female, 39.6%	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 3.5% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 3.5% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between stock room manager and housekeeping director duties and responsibilities

Stock room manager example responsibilities.

Manage daily FOH staff line-up, covering necessary instruction and education concerning fine-dining service and beverage, menu and company knowledge.
Work daily with POS system, inventory and purchase orders.
Install and train staff on new systems including current POS and scheduling systems.
Manage daily FOH staff line-up, covering necessary instruction and education concerning fine-dining service and beverage, menu and company knowledge.
Assemble shelving units and maintain warehouse, operate tow lift and pallet jack.
Train and certify on high reach and electric pallet jack for safe operation.

Housekeeping director example responsibilities.

Manage keeping current MSDS books in facilities.
Perform quality control inspections, manage floor care, and ensure all JCAHO, OSHA, and Bio-Hazard standards are met.
Implement more effective and efficient operating procedures to achieve target standards of cleanliness including on time room readiness.
Maintain MSDS sheet for all cleaning chemicals safety.
Schedule meeting with PMS provider to go install PMS upgrades.
Implement VIP guest program recognizing not only VIPs but denoting returning guests.

Stock room manager vs housekeeping director skills

Common stock room manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Wine, 13%
Product Knowledge, 9%
Room Operations, 7%
Payroll, 7%
Sales Floor, 7%

Common housekeeping director skills

Cleanliness, 15%
Guest Rooms, 11%
Customer Service, 9%
Guest Service, 6%
Payroll, 6%
OSHA, 4%

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