Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-6021 Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Occupational Description:
Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	280	60	$15.81/hr	$12.86/hr	$13.64/hr	$14.71/hr	$17.98/hr	$18.70/hr

Leading Industries for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	N/A	N/A
Other Services	280	$14.70/hr

Other Regional Data for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	30	$18.51/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	180	$16.89/hr	-20.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	190	$16.89/hr	N/A
Minnesota	280	$14.71/hr	-19.7%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$23.95/hr	7.4%
Tire Builders	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sewing Machine Operators	2,160	$18.77/hr	-4.1%
Helpers--Production Workers	3,150	$19.57/hr	-6.3%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	480	$22.13/hr	5.7%

Task for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Sew ends of new material to leaders or to ends of material in pressing machines, using sewing machines.
Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
Push and pull irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.
Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
Select appropriate pressing machines, based on garment properties such as heat tolerance.
Finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry-cleaned and laundered articles, using hand irons.
Position materials such as cloth garments, felt, or straw on tables, dies, or feeding mechanisms of pressing machines, or on ironing boards or work tables.
Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.