Upholsterer vs upholstery cleaner

The differences between upholsterers and upholstery cleaners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an upholstery cleaner has an average salary of $31,378, which is higher than the $30,122 average annual salary of an upholsterer.

The top three skills for an upholsterer include cushions, quality standards and upholstery methods. The most important skills for an upholstery cleaner are customer service, , and .

Upholsterer vs upholstery cleaner overview

	Upholsterer	Upholstery Cleaner
Yearly salary	$30,122	$31,378
Hourly rate	$14.48	$15.09
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	189	35,566
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Associate Degree, 30%
Average age	47	49
Years of experience	2	-

Upholsterer vs upholstery cleaner salary

Upholsterers and upholstery cleaners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Upholsterer	Upholstery Cleaner
Average salary	$30,122	$31,378
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $43,000	Between $24,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	Annapolis, MD	-
Highest paying state	Minnesota	-
Best paying company	REV Group	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between upholsterer and upholstery cleaner education

There are a few differences between an upholsterer and an upholstery cleaner in terms of educational background:

	Upholsterer	Upholstery Cleaner
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 50%	Associate Degree, 30%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Upholsterer vs upholstery cleaner demographics

Here are the differences between upholsterers' and upholstery cleaners' demographics:

	Upholsterer	Upholstery Cleaner
Average age	47	49
Gender ratio	Male, 77.7% Female, 22.3%	Male, 88.7% Female, 11.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 2.7% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 5.1% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between upholsterer and upholstery cleaner duties and responsibilities

Upholsterer example responsibilities.

Stretch webbing and fabric, using webbing stretchers.
Perform minor wood refinish to furniture legs if need.
Implement OFI's saving the company time and money.
Sew upholstery for sofas, couches, chairs, love seats, and chaise lounges for a variety of dealers
Refinish wood surfaces on upholster or reupholstered furniture.
Review 2D AutoCAD renderings, and construct the course in a two-month time frame (pictures upon request).

Upholstery cleaner example responsibilities.

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.

Upholsterer vs upholstery cleaner skills

Common upholsterer skills

Cushions, 18%
Quality Standards, 15%
Upholstery Methods, 13%
Staple Gun, 10%
Hand Tools, 10%
Air Tools, 8%

Common upholstery cleaner skills

Customer Service, 100%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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