Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce

27.7k

Average Age

45.9

Estimated Job Growth

−11.9%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$30,803

Average Male Salary

$39,932

Average Female Salary

$23,745

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 $30,803 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, Los Angeles County (North)--LA City (North Central/Mission Hills & Panorama City) PUMA, CA, and Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE) PUMA, NJ. 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 Tallapoosa, Chambers, Macon, Coosa & Bullock Counties PUMA, AL.

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 2023 was 27,734 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

12,092

Male Workforce

± 2.7k

15,642

Female Workforce

± 3.07k

The Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce in 2023 was 27,734 people (56.4% women and 43.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −40.5% between 2014 (46,617) and 2023 (27,734).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were West Virginia ($58,456), Utah ($54,209), and Iowa ($49,739).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$30,803

AVERAGE WAGE

#484 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials earned an average of $30,803, $36,924 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.356

WAGE GINI

In 2023, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.356, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. 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 ($73,005).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

27.7k

2023 Workforce

± 4,088

−6.14%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.9%

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 78.8%, followed by Printing & related support activities with 8.83% and Not specified manufacturing industries with 7.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in the US. The workforce of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2023 was 27,734 people, with 56.4% woman, and 43.6% men. The average age of male Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in the workforce is 45.3 and of female Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials is 46.4, 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 2023 was 27,734 people, with 56.4% woman, and 43.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (4,271 people), 45 to 49 years (3,884 people), and 40 to 44 years (3,614 people). Among them they concentrated 42.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 40.1% of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workers were Hispanic and 59.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (68.3%), Salvadoran (7.52)%, and Guatemalan (6.03)%

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Races

In 2023, 48.5% of the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce were White, of which 47.8% were women and 52.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (17%) and Two or More Races (14.4%).

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 2023 were Transportation.

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 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (240 people), Health (195 people), and Business (179 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workers were High School or Equivalent (11,100 people), Secondary Education (5,472 people), and Some college (4,536 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 4.02%, but Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials are expected to see a growth of −11.9% 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.

−11.9%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

4.02%

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 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.