Laundry & drycleaning workers

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Total Workforce

156k

Average Age

45.4

Average Salary

$21,432

Average Male Salary

$25,712

Average Female Salary

$19,459

About

Laundry & drycleaning workers are most often employed by the Drycleaning & laundry services industry. The average yearly wage for Laundry & drycleaning workers was $21,432 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Laundry & drycleaning workers by wage are Parking lot attendants, Medical transcriptionists, and Food preparation and serving related workers, all other.

Laundry & drycleaning workers are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Laundry & drycleaning workers are Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, Kenton County PUMA, KY, and Elmhurst & South Corona PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Laundry & drycleaning workers are Las Vegas City (Southeast) PUMA, NV, Maui, Kalawao & Kauai Counties PUMA, HI, and Kenton County PUMA, KY.

Production Occupations Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Laundry & drycleaning workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Drycleaning & laundry services is the industry that employs the most Laundry & drycleaning workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Laundry & drycleaning workers, by average wage, is Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers. Laundry & drycleaning workers are paid most in Polk County (Northeast) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Las Vegas City (Southeast) PUMA, NV.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$21,432

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,063

In 2018, Laundry & drycleaning workers earned an average of $21,432, $32,457 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Medical transcriptionists make somewhat more than Laundry & drycleaning workers while Parking lot attendants make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Laundry & drycleaning workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.302

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Laundry & drycleaning workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.302, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Laundry & drycleaning workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Laundry & drycleaning workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Laundry & drycleaning workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Laundry & drycleaning workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Laundry & drycleaning workers, by number of employees, are Drycleaning & laundry services, Traveler accommodation, and Nursing Care Facilities.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Laundry & drycleaning workers, by average wage, are Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction), Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers, Services to buildings & dwellings (except cleaning during construction & immediately after construction), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Outpatient care centers, and Traveler accommodation.

Industries by Share

156k

2018 Workforce

± 9,688

-5.9%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.2%

The number of people employed as Laundry & drycleaning workers has been declining at a rate of -5.9%, from 165,646 people in 2017 to 155,866 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Laundry & drycleaning workers employed by various industries. Drycleaning & laundry services employs the largest share of Laundry & drycleaning workers at 46.3%, followed by Traveler accommodation with 16% and Nursing Care Facilities with 12.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Laundry & drycleaning workers in the US. The average age of male Laundry & drycleaning workers in the workforce is 42.5 and of female Laundry & drycleaning workers is 46.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Laundry & drycleaning workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

49.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,444

107k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 8,016

68.4% of Laundry & drycleaning workers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Laundry & drycleaning workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Laundry & drycleaning workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

34.2% of Laundry & drycleaning workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 21.7% of Laundry & drycleaning workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Laundry & drycleaning workers.

Age by Gender

42.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.61

46.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.09

The median age of Laundry & drycleaning workers is 45.4, and Male employees are generally 4.25 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Laundry & drycleaning workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Laundry & drycleaning workers is Business but a relatively high number of Laundry & drycleaning workers hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Laundry & drycleaning workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Laundry & drycleaning workers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Critical Thinking, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Laundry & drycleaning workers need more than the average amount of Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, and Operation Monitoring.