Street cleaner vs carpet technician

The differences between street cleaners and carpet technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a carpet technician has an average salary of $34,680, which is higher than the $31,683 average annual salary of a street cleaner.

The top three skills for a street cleaner include GRASS, garbage bags and blowers. The most important skills for a carpet technician are upholstery, customer service, and clean carpets.

Street cleaner vs carpet technician overview

	Street Cleaner	Carpet Technician
Yearly salary	$31,683	$34,680
Hourly rate	$15.23	$16.67
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,616	29,172
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Street cleaner vs carpet technician salary

Street cleaners and carpet technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Street Cleaner	Carpet Technician
Average salary	$31,683	$34,680
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $27,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between street cleaner and carpet technician education

There are a few differences between a street cleaner and a carpet technician in terms of educational background:

	Street Cleaner	Carpet Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Street cleaner vs carpet technician demographics

Here are the differences between street cleaners' and carpet technicians' demographics:

	Street Cleaner	Carpet Technician
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.2% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.9% Asian, 5.0% White, 51.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 4.6% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between street cleaner and carpet technician duties and responsibilities

Street cleaner example responsibilities.

Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, saws, hedge and brush trimmers.
Operate power maintenance equipment, leaf blower and grass edger.
Used and maintain all assign tools like broom, shovels, and rakes, efficiently.
Plant and water flowers, trees and cut grass for a more natural emphasis
Execute commercial building following safety awareness to maintain cleanliness and neatness of working area and premises.
Clean multiple commercial building using industrialize buffers, scrubbers and/or vacuum equipment.

Carpet technician example responsibilities.

Set dehumidifiers, fans, air purifiers, and other equipment at the work site, ensuring proper setup and removal.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Maintain EKG procedure room, including detail management of computerize patient check-in system.

Street cleaner vs carpet technician skills

Common street cleaner skills

GRASS, 50%
Garbage Bags, 23%
Blowers, 10%
Shovels, 6%
City Streets, 6%
Mowers, 4%

Common carpet technician skills

Upholstery, 24%
Customer Service, 23%
Clean Carpets, 18%
Carpet Care, 6%
Air Ducts, 6%
Safety Policies, 3%

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