Tank cleaner vs floor staff

The differences between tank cleaners and floor staff can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor staff has an average salary of $33,187, which is higher than the $31,724 average annual salary of a tank cleaner.

The top three skills for a tank cleaner include squeegees, safety procedures and clean tanks. The most important skills for a floor staff are POS, phone calls, and cleanliness.

Tank cleaner vs floor staff overview

	Tank Cleaner	Floor Staff
Yearly salary	$31,724	$33,187
Hourly rate	$15.25	$15.96
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	46,027	84,351
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Tank cleaner vs floor staff salary

Tank cleaners and floor staff have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tank Cleaner	Floor Staff
Average salary	$31,724	$33,187
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $41,000	Between $21,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between tank cleaner and floor staff education

There are a few differences between a tank cleaner and a floor staff in terms of educational background:

	Tank Cleaner	Floor Staff
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	General Studies	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tank cleaner vs floor staff demographics

Here are the differences between tank cleaners' and floor staff' demographics:

	Tank Cleaner	Floor Staff
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 93.1% Female, 6.9%	Male, 50.9% Female, 49.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% Asian, 5.3% White, 51.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between tank cleaner and floor staff duties and responsibilities

Tank cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Remove emulsion and incrustations using shovels, squeegees, brooms, scrapers, hoses, water, and solvents.
Spray coal truck tires to conform to DEP regulations.
Earn certification in CPR and first aid through safety courses.
Used shovels and sledge hammers to remove debris from oil rig tanks.
clean chemical from Iso tanks, and keep record of all chemical flow

Floor staff example responsibilities.

Manage top prize payouts, involving large amounts of funds being transfer across the gaming floor.
Establish good time management and customer service skills, specifically in organization and cleanliness.
Operate high speed and low speed buffers, walk behind buffers and scrubbers, ride-on scrubbers, and square dry scrubbers.
Operate Scrubbers/buffers/high speed buffers/carpet extractors.
Perform routine maintenance on automatic scrubbers and propane buffers.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of work environment while also resolving conflicts between customers.

Tank cleaner vs floor staff skills

Common tank cleaner skills

Squeegees, 9%
Safety Procedures, 9%
Clean Tanks, 7%
Shovels, 7%
Steam Lines, 5%
Space Entry, 4%

Common floor staff skills

POS, 18%
Phone Calls, 18%
Cleanliness, 16%
Math, 13%
Emergency Situations, 13%
Crowd Control, 9%

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