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Description

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.

Interests

  • Realistic
  • Conventional

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Work Values

  • Relationships
  • Support
  • Independence

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Work Styles

  • Independence
  • Attention to Detail
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation

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Tasks

  • 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.

Work Activities

  • Handling and Moving Objects
  • Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  • Performing General Physical Activities
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Detailed Work Activities

  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
  • Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
  • Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
  • Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Technology Skills

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Point of sale POS software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Office suite software
  • Operating system software

Abilities

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Control Precision
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Near Vision
  • Oral Comprehension

Skills

  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Production and Processing

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certifying Organization

Association for Linen Management

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

Drycleaning & Laundry Institute

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

Drycleaning & Laundry Institute

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

Association for Linen Management

Type

Core

Certifying Organization

Association for Linen Management

Type

Core

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$26,905
Median (50%)$30,674
High (90%)$38,790

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level $33,222
Mid Level $40,984
Senior Level $46,304
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 195,400 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 206,200 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 6%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of 6%

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