Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Did You Know:*
- Most workers learn their skills informally on the job, working alongside more experienced workers.
- International competition and greater worker productivity will result in rapidly declining employment for most occupations; upholsterers and laundry and dry-cleaning workers, however, are expected to experience some employment growth.
- The need to replace workers who retire or leave the occupation for other reasons will lead to numerous job openings.
- Earnings of most workers are relatively low.
Industry Areas
- Drycleaning and Laundry Services
- Employment Services
- Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing
Day-to-Day Tasks*
- Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
- Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
- Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
Overall Kind of Work*
Textile, apparel and furnishings workers produce fibers, cloth and upholstery, and fashion them into a wide range of products that we use in our daily lives. Textiles are the basis of towels, bed ...
Work Environment*
Civilian
Most people in textile, apparel and furnishings occupations work a standard 5-day, 35- to 40-hour week. Working on evenings and weekends is common for shoe and leather workers, laundry and dry-cle...
Workweek Breakdown
The hours worked per week by people currently pursuing this career.
- 2.27% (0-20 Hours)
- 42.50% (21-34 Hours)
- 3.73% (35-39 Hours)
- 48.62% (40 Hours)
- 2.89% (Over 50 Hours)
This data also pertains to Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials(51-6021)
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Business Breakdown
The different sectors people in this career currently work in.
- 92.84% (Private For-Profit)
- 3.22% (Private Not For-Profit)
- 0.61% (State and Local Govt)
- 0.21% (Federal Government)
- 3.12% (Self-Employed)