Upholstery cleaner vs janitor

The differences between upholstery cleaners and janitors 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 $27,954 average annual salary of a janitor.

The top three skills for an upholstery cleaner include customer service, and . The most important skills for a janitor are building floors, cleanliness, and patients.

Upholstery cleaner vs janitor overview

	Upholstery Cleaner	Janitor
Yearly salary	$31,378	$27,954
Hourly rate	$15.09	$13.44
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,566	57,146
Job satisfaction	-	3.67
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 56%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Upholstery cleaner vs janitor salary

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

	Upholstery Cleaner	Janitor
Average salary	$31,378	$27,954
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Lexington, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Argonne National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between upholstery cleaner and janitor education

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

	Upholstery Cleaner	Janitor
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Upholstery cleaner vs janitor demographics

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

	Upholstery Cleaner	Janitor
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 88.7% Female, 11.3%	Male, 63.1% Female, 36.9%
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, 11.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.1% Asian, 4.4% White, 58.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between upholstery cleaner and janitor 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.

Janitor example responsibilities.

Clean private residents entire home, floors, windows, using soapy water and other cleaners, sponges, and squeegees.
Use of floor extractors machine to strip, scrub, wax, and buff floors.
Wash windows and mirrors, tables and counter tops using window cleaner and cloths or paper, sponges, squeegees.
Organize supplies such as broom, mop, sponges, cleaning supplies, etc.
Used solvent, such as carbon dioxide, rags, brushes, pads, and sponges.
Dust and vacuums shred rooms and personal cubicle areas.

Upholstery cleaner vs janitor skills

Common upholstery cleaner skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common janitor skills

Building Floors, 12%
Cleanliness, 12%
Patients, 9%
Window Sills, 6%
Commercial Cleaning, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

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