Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials

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2024 Workforce

26.8k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

−13.4%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$31,970

Average Male Salary

$41,662

Average Female Salary

$24,487

About

Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are most often employed by the Drycleaning & laundry services industry. The average yearly wage for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials was $31,970 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, Darke, Shelby & Preble Counties PUMA, OH, and Los Angeles County (South)--LA City (South/San Pedro) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are Heart of Texas COG--McLennan County-Waco City (Central) PUMA, TX, Bridgeport Town PUMA, CT, and Ashtabula & Geauga Counties PUMA, OH.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce. Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce in 2024 was 26,765 people, of which 56.4% were women and 43.6% were men. Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are paid most in Marion, Jefferson, Clinton, Randolph, Bond & Washington Counties PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in Heart of Texas COG--McLennan County-Waco City (Central) PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

11,661

Male Workforce

± 2.65k

15,104

Female Workforce

± 3.02k

The Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce in 2024 was 26,765 people (56.4% women and 43.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −42.6% between 2014 (46,617) and 2024 (26,765).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Utah ($60,721), Colorado ($53,639), and Iowa ($49,779).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$31,970

AVERAGE WAGE

#446 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials earned an average of $31,970, $37,908 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.353

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.353, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials and on wages for those in the field. Drycleaning & laundry services is the industry that employs the most Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, by average wage, is Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing ($68,962).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

26.8k

2024 Workforce

± 4,016

−3.49%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.8%

This graphic shows the share of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials employed by various industries. Drycleaning & laundry services employs the largest share of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials at 77.1%, followed by Printing & related support activities with 9.28% and Not specified manufacturing industries with 7.86%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in the US. The workforce of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2024 was 26,765 people, with 56.4% woman, and 43.6% men. The average age of male Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in the workforce is 45.1 and of female Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials is 46.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2024 was 26,765 people, with 56.4% woman, and 43.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (3,950 people), 40 to 44 years (3,622 people), and 45 to 49 years (3,575 people). Among them they concentrated 42.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 39.1% of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workers were Hispanic and 60.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (64.9%), Salvadoran (7.49)%, and Guatemalan (6.36)%

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Races

In 2024, 44.9% of the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce were White, of which 44% were women and 56% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (18.9%) and Two or More Races (17%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were History.

Among the necessary skills for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (203 people), Health (174 people), and Business (166 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workers were High School or Equivalent (11,095 people), Secondary Education (4,735 people), and Some college (4,650 people).

The graphic shows the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials are expected to see a growth of −13.4% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials.

−13.4%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.