DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-6011 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 10 - Southeast 23049$14.06/hr$0.34/hr$11.19/hr$12.54/hr$13.85/hr$15.16/hr$17.63/hr
Minnesota 3,370276$13.98/hr$0.17/hr$10.79/hr$11.86/hr$13.57/hr$15.41/hr$18.36/hr
U S 209,3302,721$12.40/hr$0.05/hr$9.02/hr$10.21/hr$11.81/hr$13.92/hr$16.57/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services70$14.47/hr
Leisure and Hospitality70$13.20/hr
Other Services70$14.06/hr
Other Regional Data For Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,810 $13.58/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 280 $13.27/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 230 $13.85/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 130 $12.31/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 120 $14.26/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 110 $14.65/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 70 $12.24/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 70 $12.42/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 60 $13.04/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 40 $13.20/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 40 $14.80/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 30 $11.76/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central N/A $13.41/hr N/A
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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic380$17.79/hrN/A
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic320$20.58/hrN/A
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic230$18.61/hrN/A
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic160$17.58/hrN/A
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers40$20.11/hrN/A
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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related MaterialsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers