Upholstery cleaner vs sanitation worker

The differences between upholstery cleaners and sanitation workers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sanitation worker has an average salary of $33,159, 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 sanitation worker are cleanliness, pallet jack, and food safety.

Upholstery cleaner vs sanitation worker overview

	Upholstery Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Yearly salary	$31,378	$33,159
Hourly rate	$15.09	$15.94
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	35,566	27,943
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 61%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Upholstery cleaner vs sanitation worker salary

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

	Upholstery Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Average salary	$31,378	$33,159
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $40,000	Between $26,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Rosa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Michigan State University
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between upholstery cleaner and sanitation worker education

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

	Upholstery Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	High School Diploma, 61%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Upholstery cleaner vs sanitation worker demographics

Here are the differences between upholstery cleaners' and sanitation workers' demographics:

	Upholstery Cleaner	Sanitation Worker
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 88.7% Female, 11.3%	Male, 82.1% Female, 17.9%
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, 12.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 4.9% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between upholstery cleaner and sanitation worker 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.

Sanitation worker example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Use power equipment such as floor sweepers, vacuums, scrubbers, mops, power washers.
Maintain cleanliness of entire facility according to OSHA and FDA regulations
Drive heavy equipment with CDL'S.
Train on (loto) lockout tag out
Landscape work including edging, mulching and mowing.

Upholstery cleaner vs sanitation worker skills

Common upholstery cleaner skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common sanitation worker skills

Cleanliness, 14%
Pallet Jack, 13%
Food Safety, 11%
Safety Standards, 9%
Production Equipment, 5%
Safety Procedures, 4%

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