Upholstery cleaner vs porter

The differences between upholstery cleaners and porters 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 $29,861 average annual salary of a porter.

The top three skills for an upholstery cleaner include customer service, and . The most important skills for a porter are excellent guest, dexterity, and customer service.

Upholstery cleaner vs porter overview

	Upholstery Cleaner	Porter
Yearly salary	$31,378	$29,861
Hourly rate	$15.09	$14.36
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,566	87,777
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Upholstery cleaner vs porter salary

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

	Upholstery Cleaner	Porter
Average salary	$31,378	$29,861
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $23,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Community Housing Innovations
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between upholstery cleaner and porter education

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

	Upholstery Cleaner	Porter
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Upholstery cleaner vs porter demographics

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

	Upholstery Cleaner	Porter
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 88.7% Female, 11.3%	Male, 86.2% Female, 13.8%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.7% Asian, 4.9% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between upholstery cleaner and porter 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.

Porter example responsibilities.

Wash down all kitchen walls, and cleaning stoves, fryers and also ovens.
Operate vehicles and power equipment, such as movers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, and pruning saws.
Operate cardboard compactor to recycle boxes.
Put tenant's dishes away in the office.
Record mileage and VIN numbers of customer vehicle.
Clear dish rack & bring dishes down to dishwasher.

Upholstery cleaner vs porter skills

Common upholstery cleaner skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common porter skills

Excellent Guest, 24%
Dexterity, 11%
Customer Service, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Good Communication, 5%
General Maintenance, 3%

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