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. This category includes spotters and dyers of these articles.
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- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
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What do they typically do
- Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading
- Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names using hand or machine markers
- Clean machine filters and lubricate equipment
- Examine and sort into lots articles to clean according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required
- 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
- Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches, and other solutions and chemicals to clean, color, dry, or stiffen articles
- Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors and turn valves to regulate machine processes and the amount of cleaning products and additives
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +1.3%
Job Openings 22
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Education & Training
- Education Some may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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