Occupational Employment Statistics
51-6011 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.
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Southeast Minnesota
| 320 | 33 | $18.09/hr | $14.57/hr | $16.11/hr | $17.87/hr | $18.43/hr | $22.16/hr |
| Manufacturing | 10 | $23.35/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 60 | $14.73/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 750 | $18.08/hr |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 580 | $17.16/hr |
| Other Services | 1,910 | $18.20/hr |
| Public Administration | 130 | $23.89/hr |
- Mix bleaching agents with hot water in vats, and soak material until it is bleached.
- Spread soiled articles on work tables, and position stained portions over vacuum heads or on marble slabs.
- Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches, and other solutions and chemicals to clean, color, dry, or stiffen articles.
- Clean machine filters, and lubricate equipment.
- Operate machines that comb, dry and polish furs, clean, sterilize and fluff feathers and blankets, or roll and package towels.
- Dye articles to change or restore their colors, using knowledge of textile compositions and the properties and effects of bleaches and dyes.
- Pre-soak, sterilize, scrub, spot-clean, and dry contaminated or stained articles, using neutralizer solutions and portable machines.
- Iron or press articles, fabrics, and furs, using hand irons or pressing machines.
- Immerse articles in bleaching baths to strip colors.
- Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.