Street cleaner vs porter

The differences between street cleaners and porters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a street cleaner has an average salary of $31,683, which is higher than the $29,861 average annual salary of a porter.

The top three skills for a street cleaner include GRASS, garbage bags and blowers. The most important skills for a porter are excellent guest, dexterity, and customer service.

Street cleaner vs porter overview

	Street Cleaner	Porter
Yearly salary	$31,683	$29,861
Hourly rate	$15.23	$14.36
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,616	87,777
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Street cleaner vs porter salary

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

	Street Cleaner	Porter
Average salary	$31,683	$29,861
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Community Housing Innovations
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between street cleaner and porter education

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

	Street Cleaner	Porter
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Street cleaner vs porter demographics

Here are the differences between street cleaners' and porters' demographics:

	Street Cleaner	Porter
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between street cleaner and porter 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.

Porter example responsibilities.

Wash down all kitchen walls, and cleaning stoves, fryers and also ovens.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as movers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, and pruning saws.
Operate cardboard compactor to recycle boxes.
Put tenant's dishes away in the office.
Record mileage and VIN numbers of customer vehicle.
Clear dish rack & bring dishes down to dishwasher.

Street cleaner vs porter skills

Common street cleaner skills

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

Common porter skills

Excellent Guest, 24%
Dexterity, 11%
Customer Service, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Good Communication, 5%
General Maintenance, 3%

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