Window cleaner vs sanitizer

The differences between window cleaners and sanitizers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sanitizer has an average salary of $35,199, 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 sanitizer are food safety, production equipment, and power washers.

Window cleaner vs sanitizer overview

	Window Cleaner	Sanitizer
Yearly salary	$29,697	$35,199
Hourly rate	$14.28	$16.92
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	40,491	60,211
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 49%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	-	-

Window cleaner vs sanitizer salary

Window cleaners and sanitizers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Window Cleaner	Sanitizer
Average salary	$29,697	$35,199
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $28,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Burien, WA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Washington	Alaska
Best paying company	Janus Henderson U.S.	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Best paying industry	Construction	Manufacturing

Differences between window cleaner and sanitizer education

There are a few differences between a window cleaner and a sanitizer in terms of educational background:

	Window Cleaner	Sanitizer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Window cleaner vs sanitizer demographics

Here are the differences between window cleaners' and sanitizers' demographics:

	Window Cleaner	Sanitizer
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 89.4% Female, 10.6%	Male, 80.9% Female, 19.1%
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, 12.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.7% Asian, 5.0% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between window cleaner and sanitizer 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.

Sanitizer example responsibilities.

Manage the receipt and tracking of control substances as well as the DEA biennial inspection.
Clean grinders, augers, line equipment for raw meat processing for pet food products.
Follow all GMP and FDA rules and regulations to ensure food contamination/ cross contamination doesn't occur
Assure quality, complete all paper work, and comply with all safety and GMP standard.
Clean and prepare mixers and production lines, food allergen cleaning for dairy and nut allergen.
Confirm that lines are cleaned in accordance with USDA and proper chemicals are used on specific equipment.

Window cleaner vs sanitizer skills

Common window cleaner skills

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

Common sanitizer skills

Food Safety, 12%
Production Equipment, 7%
Power Washers, 5%
Ladders, 5%
GMP, 4%
Cleanliness, 4%

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