Skilled Trades
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
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. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.
Median salary
$33,800
Typical range
$26k – $42k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Entry / Junior
$26,270
~2 yrs to advance
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Established
$33,800
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Senior
$38,085
Key skills
A typical day
- •Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.
- •Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
- •Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.
- •Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.
- •Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
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