Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Human Services In demand
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.

What a laundry and dry-cleaning worker does

Become a laundry and dry-cleaning worker

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good laundry and dry-cleaning worker

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Understanding people's reactions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $17 per hour with an average salary of $35,800 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $16 and $18 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $32,700 and $37,900 per year.

Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Worker job outlook

  • There are 2,643 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 616 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.

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