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
| 230 | 49 | $14.06/hr | $11.19/hr | $12.54/hr | $13.85/hr | $15.16/hr | $17.63/hr |
| Manufacturing | 40 | $16.04/hr |
| Financial Activities | 20 | $15.30/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 90 | $11.74/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 740 | $14.30/hr |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 1,040 | $12.38/hr |
| Other Services | 1,350 | $13.90/hr |
| Public Administration | 90 | $18.07/hr |
- Clean machine filters, and lubricate equipment.
- Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.
- Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.
- Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.
- Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.
- Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.
- 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.
- Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
- 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.
- Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.