Vocational Programs for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Career

The role of Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers is to operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $31,880 and $15 per hour. Based on BLS data, a total of 185,000 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Related Occupations to Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers.

Related Occupations toLaundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Dishwashers	464K	$31,650	$15
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,173K	$36,250	$17
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	28,700	$32,340	$16
Sewing Machine Operators	116K	$35,000	$17
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	6,650	$37,570	$18
Furniture Finishers	14,380	$42,490	$20
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	7,220	$39,260	$19
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	372K	$41,200	$20
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	10,700	$44,050	$21
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	156K	$48,480	$23
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12,510	$44,400	$21
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	38,480	$44,710	$22
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	96,460	$48,910	$24
Helpers--Production Workers	182K	$38,160	$18
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	365K	$35,250	$17
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	3,008K	$39,760	$19
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20
Packers and Packagers, Hand	645K	$35,450	$17