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
Southwest Minnesota 19039$12.86/hr$0.26/hr$10.66/hr$11.29/hr$12.33/hr$14.18/hr$16.08/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 Services110$12.40/hr
Other Services30$11.87/hr
Public Administration10$16.10/hr
Manufacturing10$16.70/hr
Other Regional Data For Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,810 $13.58/hr 7.4%
Northwest Minnesota 300 $14.47/hr 7.7%
Northeast Minnesota 280 $13.27/hr 10.2%
Southeast Minnesota 230 $13.85/hr 5.7%
Southwest Minnesota 190 $12.33/hr 2.2%
Central Minnesota N/A $13.07/hr 1.4%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic220$19.05/hrN/A
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic190$19.04/hr-5.5%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic160$19.12/hr42.0%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic20$16.55/hr-7.1%
Painting, Coating, and Decorating WorkersN/A$17.43/hrN/A
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related MaterialsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers