Upholstery cleaner vs carpet technician

The differences between upholstery cleaners and carpet technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a carpet technician has an average salary of $34,680, which is higher than the $31,378 average annual salary of an upholstery cleaner.

The top three skills for an upholstery cleaner include customer service, and . The most important skills for a carpet technician are upholstery, customer service, and clean carpets.

Upholstery cleaner vs carpet technician overview

	Upholstery Cleaner	Carpet Technician
Yearly salary	$31,378	$34,680
Hourly rate	$15.09	$16.67
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,566	29,172
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Upholstery cleaner vs carpet technician salary

Upholstery cleaners and carpet technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Upholstery Cleaner	Carpet Technician
Average salary	$31,378	$34,680
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $27,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between upholstery cleaner and carpet technician education

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

	Upholstery Cleaner	Carpet Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Upholstery cleaner vs carpet technician demographics

Here are the differences between upholstery cleaners' and carpet technicians' demographics:

	Upholstery Cleaner	Carpet Technician
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 88.7% Female, 11.3%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 4.6% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between upholstery cleaner and carpet technician duties and responsibilities

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.

Carpet technician example responsibilities.

Set dehumidifiers, fans, air purifiers, and other equipment at the work site, ensuring proper setup and removal.
Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
Maintain EKG procedure room, including detail management of computerize patient check-in system.

Upholstery cleaner vs carpet technician skills

Common upholstery cleaner skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common carpet technician skills

Upholstery, 24%
Customer Service, 23%
Clean Carpets, 18%
Carpet Care, 6%
Air Ducts, 6%
Safety Policies, 3%

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