Sweeper vs floor care specialist

The differences between sweepers and floor care specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor care specialist has an average salary of $34,166, which is higher than the $31,710 average annual salary of a sweeper.

The top three skills for a sweeper include cleanliness, sweepers and safety procedures. The most important skills for a floor care specialist are patients, home health, and floor care.

Sweeper vs floor care specialist overview

	Sweeper	Floor Care Specialist
Yearly salary	$31,710	$34,166
Hourly rate	$15.25	$16.43
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	7,813	99,936
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Sweeper vs floor care specialist salary

Sweepers and floor care specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sweeper	Floor Care Specialist
Average salary	$31,710	$34,166
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Stockton, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Alaska	Connecticut
Best paying company	Bunge	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Manufacturing

Differences between sweeper and floor care specialist education

There are a few differences between a sweeper and a floor care specialist in terms of educational background:

	Sweeper	Floor Care Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sweeper vs floor care specialist demographics

Here are the differences between sweepers' and floor care specialists' demographics:

	Sweeper	Floor Care Specialist
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 70.8% Female, 29.2%	Male, 46.6% Female, 53.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 4.3% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 5.3% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between sweeper and floor care specialist duties and responsibilities

Sweeper example responsibilities.

Manage and uphold park cleanliness by monitoring patron behavior and being responsible for cleaning up spills from humans or animals
Help teachers as well as other sweepers when problems arise.
Work also for different contractors for asphalt grindings and cleanup.
Operate cleaning equipment like scrubbers, buffers, and carpet cleaners.
Use of blowers to blow off sidewalks, curb lines and dumpsterareas.
Clean Cron husks around people and checking if drains are clear from plugging

Floor care specialist example responsibilities.

Lead hospital base territory, increasing market penetration within the ICU for Precedex, a novel intravenous sedative.
Manage donor complication cases to resolution and timely closure in accordance with FDA regulations.
Perform periodic maintenance and repairs require on the equipment such as auto scrubbers, burnishers, carpet extractors, vacuums etc.
Draw blood, take vitals, take care of donor, cpr certify
Operate vacuum machines, buffers, carpet cleaners, motorize floor scrubbers.
Assist in the hospital CPR training program through instruction to other nursing staff.

Sweeper vs floor care specialist skills

Common sweeper skills

Cleanliness, 29%
Sweepers, 22%
Safety Procedures, 15%
Clean Windows, 9%
Class Rooms, 4%
Clean Restrooms, 3%

Common floor care specialist skills

Patients, 21%
Home Health, 15%
Floor Care, 12%
Rehabilitation, 9%
Cleanliness, 5%
Patient Care, 4%

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