Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

51-6011 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

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.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
213,350	1.3 %	$11.77	$24,480	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.71	$9.68	$11.16	$12.99	$15.64
Annual Wage (2)	$18,120	$20,130	$23,210	$27,010	$32,530

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	113,180	38.37	$11.42	$23,750
Traveler Accommodation	36,200	1.81	$11.98	$24,920
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	21,540	1.34	$11.50	$23,910
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	8,490	0.40	$12.26	$25,490
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	7,410	0.13	$13.70	$28,500

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	113,180	38.37	$11.42	$23,750
Traveler Accommodation	36,200	1.81	$11.98	$24,920
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	21,540	1.34	$11.50	$23,910
Facilities Support Services	2,020	1.30	$11.24	$23,380
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	2,650	0.77	$11.87	$24,690

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	1,080	0.05	$17.84	$37,110
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,370	0.06	$17.00	$35,370
Spectator Sports	(8)	(8)	$15.66	$32,580
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	30	0.05	$15.51	$32,260
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	(8)	(8)	$14.57	$30,310

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	17,370	1.02	0.69	$13.75	$28,600
Florida	16,810	1.95	1.32	$10.93	$22,740
New York	15,980	1.70	1.16	$12.79	$26,610
Texas	14,130	1.17	0.79	$11.25	$23,400
Illinois	8,510	1.42	0.96	$11.60	$24,140

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada	4,510	3.35	2.27	$11.90	$24,750
Hawaii	1,760	2.74	1.86	$15.32	$31,870
Rhode Island	1,130	2.34	1.59	$13.50	$28,090
Wyoming	620	2.30	1.56	$11.51	$23,940
Louisiana	4,260	2.23	1.51	$10.91	$22,690

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	600	0.84	0.57	$17.73	$36,870
Hawaii	1,760	2.74	1.86	$15.32	$31,870
Alaska	410	1.32	0.89	$14.59	$30,340
Washington	3,130	0.96	0.65	$13.90	$28,910
California	17,370	1.02	0.69	$13.75	$28,600

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	18,150	1.91	1.30	$12.42	$25,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,770	1.11	0.75	$13.41	$27,890
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,990	1.29	0.87	$11.78	$24,500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,220	2.02	1.37	$10.46	$21,750
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,020	1.60	1.09	$12.12	$25,210
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,920	1.42	0.96	$13.42	$27,920
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,880	1.45	0.98	$10.70	$22,270
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	3,860	3.07	2.08	$11.55	$24,030
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	3,720	3.77	2.56	$12.04	$25,050
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,580	1.26	0.85	$11.65	$24,220