Job description

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.

• 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.
• Apply bleaching powders to spots and spray them with steam to remove stains from fabrics that do not respond to other cleaning solvents.
• Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.

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Salary

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers with little to no experience tend to make between $18120 and $20130 while the more experienced ones can earn over $27010 per year.

One of the easiest ways to increase your salary as a Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker is to move to a higher paying state like DC. Right now, the highest paying states for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers are DC, HI, AK, WA and CA.

However, a higher pay at DC doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the living expenses at DC might be twice as high than where you are currently at now.

Three other factors that can increase your salary as a Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker is the degree you hold, the industry you work in, and lastly the company you work for.

Requirements

We asked other Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers what degree they had when they got the job and most of them said they had less than a High School Diploma followed by a High School Diploma.

Other than that, we also asked them what did they major in and here are the most popular majors that came up.

Pros and Cons

Here are some of the pros and cons of being a Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker.

What is the job like

39% of Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers said they were satisfied with their job and 35% said they feel like their job is making other people’s lives better.

Is this right for me

You can read more about these career personality types here.

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like following set procedures and routines. They like working with data and details more than with ideas.

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