Window cleaner vs floor care specialist

The differences between window cleaners and floor care specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor care specialist has an average salary of $34,166, which is higher than the $29,697 average annual salary of a window cleaner.

The top three skills for a window cleaner include ladders, clean windows and safety procedures. The most important skills for a floor care specialist are patients, home health, and floor care.

Window cleaner vs floor care specialist overview

	Window Cleaner	Floor Care Specialist
Yearly salary	$29,697	$34,166
Hourly rate	$14.28	$16.43
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	40,491	99,936
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Window cleaner vs floor care specialist salary

Window cleaners and floor care specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Window Cleaner	Floor Care Specialist
Average salary	$29,697	$34,166
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $23,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Burien, WA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Washington	Connecticut
Best paying company	Janus Henderson U.S.	Bristol-Myers Squibb
Best paying industry	Construction	Manufacturing

Differences between window cleaner and floor care specialist education

There are a few differences between a window cleaner and a floor care specialist in terms of educational background:

	Window Cleaner	Floor Care Specialist
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Window cleaner vs floor care specialist demographics

Here are the differences between window cleaners' and floor care specialists' demographics:

	Window Cleaner	Floor Care Specialist
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%	Male, 46.6% Female, 53.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.2% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 5.3% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between window cleaner and floor care specialist duties and responsibilities

Window cleaner example responsibilities.

Operate a forklift for logistic, to manage and relocate BMW's fixture material.
Used tools such as scrubbers, squeegees, scrapers, extension poles, adjustable pole angles.
Use tools such as shovels, pick axes, jackhammer.
Scrape black caulking off the windows.
Clean building windows using squeegees and/or wands.
Handle maintenance work; caulking, remolding and framework.

Floor care specialist example responsibilities.

Lead hospital base territory, increasing market penetration within the ICU for Precedex, a novel intravenous sedative.
Manage donor complication cases to resolution and timely closure in accordance with FDA regulations.
Perform periodic maintenance and repairs require on the equipment such as auto scrubbers, burnishers, carpet extractors, vacuums etc.
Draw blood, take vitals, take care of donor, cpr certify
Operate vacuum machines, buffers, carpet cleaners, motorize floor scrubbers.
Assist in the hospital CPR training program through instruction to other nursing staff.

Window cleaner vs floor care specialist skills

Common window cleaner skills

Ladders, 23%
Clean Windows, 10%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Exterior Windows, 5%
Commercial Cleaning, 5%

Common floor care specialist skills

Patients, 21%
Home Health, 15%
Floor Care, 12%
Rehabilitation, 9%
Cleanliness, 5%
Patient Care, 4%

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