Street cleaner vs service cleaner

The differences between street cleaners and service cleaners 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 $28,584 average annual salary of a service cleaner.

The top three skills for a street cleaner include GRASS, garbage bags and blowers. The most important skills for a service cleaner are urinals, window sills, and building floors.

Street cleaner vs service cleaner overview

	Street Cleaner	Service Cleaner
Yearly salary	$31,683	$28,584
Hourly rate	$15.23	$13.74
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,616	77,556
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 52%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Street cleaner vs service cleaner salary

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

	Street Cleaner	Service Cleaner
Average salary	$31,683	$28,584
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Hudson Pacific Properties
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between street cleaner and service cleaner education

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

	Street Cleaner	Service Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 68%	High School Diploma, 52%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Street cleaner vs service cleaner demographics

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

	Street Cleaner	Service Cleaner
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 85.5% Female, 14.5%	Male, 33.1% Female, 66.9%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between street cleaner and service cleaner 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.

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.

Street cleaner vs service cleaner skills

Common street cleaner skills

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

Common service cleaner skills

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

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