Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce

33.6k

Average Age

46.3

Estimated Job Growth

−18.8%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$23,554

Average Male Salary

$31,033

Average Female Salary

$19,203

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 $23,554 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are Bridgeport Town PUMA, CT, LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, and St. Clair County PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, Bridgeport Town PUMA, CT, and LA City (Central/Koreatown) PUMA, CA.

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 2020 was 33,559 people, of which 63.2% were women and 36.8% were men. Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are paid most in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

12,341

Male Workforce

± 2.73k

21,218

Female Workforce

± 3.58k

The Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce in 2020 was 33,559 people (63.2% women and 36.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −27.2% between 2014 (46,119) and 2020 (33,559).

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 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Utah ($44,741), Nebraska ($43,605), and South Carolina ($35,826).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$23,554

AVERAGE WAGE

#499 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials earned an average of $23,554, $32,400 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.325

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.325, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 ($53,274).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

33.6k

2020 Workforce

± 4,497

−5.78%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.8%

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 88.7%, followed by Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing with 6.09% and Not specified manufacturing industries with 5.21%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in the US. The workforce of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2020 was 33,559 people, with 63.2% woman, and 36.8% men. The average age of male Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in the workforce is 45.6 and of female Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials is 46.7, 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 2020 was 33,559 people, with 63.2% woman, and 36.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (5,593 people), 55 to 59 years (5,162 people), and 40 to 44 years (4,313 people). Among them they concentrated 45.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 42.8% of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workers were Hispanic and 57.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (85%), Salvadoran (9.26)%, and Guatemalan (5.72)%

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Races

In 2020, 54.7% of the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce were White, of which 59.1% were women and 40.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (17.2%) and Black (16%).

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 Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (259 people), Engineering (220 people), and Education (148 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 (13,106 people), Secondary Education (7,590 people), and Some college (4,449 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, Operation 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 3.71%, but Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials are expected to see a growth of −18.8% 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.

−18.8%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

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 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.