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 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota

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

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A

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

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Minnesota	N/A	N/A	-19.7%
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	N/A	N/A	-20.3%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$22.83/hr	7.4%
Sewing Machine Operators	1,890	$19.15/hr	-4.1%
Helpers--Production Workers	2,570	$21.99/hr	-6.3%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	900	$22.52/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.