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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-6021 Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Press or shape articles by hand or machine.


National estimates for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Industry profile for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Geographic profile for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

National estimates for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
28,570 2.9 % $ 14.73 $ 30,650 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.83 $ 13.00 $ 14.27 $ 16.48 $ 18.15
Annual Wage (2) $ 22,520 $ 27,040 $ 29,690 $ 34,280 $ 37,760


Industry profile for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 26,220 10.66 $ 14.64 $ 30,450
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 410 0.56 $ 13.80 $ 28,700
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers 310 0.04 $ 17.12 $ 35,610
Printing and Related Support Activities 230 0.06 $ 15.44 $ 32,120
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing 150 1.24 $ 16.20 $ 33,700

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 26,220 10.66 $ 14.64 $ 30,450
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing 150 1.24 $ 16.20 $ 33,700
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 410 0.56 $ 13.80 $ 28,700
Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills 70 0.29 $ 15.26 $ 31,740
Textile Furnishings Mills 110 0.25 $ 14.11 $ 29,350

Top paying industries for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers 310 0.04 $ 17.12 $ 35,610
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 150 0.10 $ 16.84 $ 35,030
Warehousing and Storage 130 0.01 $ 16.56 $ 34,440
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing 150 1.24 $ 16.20 $ 33,700
Printing and Related Support Activities 230 0.06 $ 15.44 $ 32,120


Geographic profile for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 5,810 0.33 1.71 $ 17.14 $ 35,640
Texas 3,530 0.27 1.41 $ 12.05 $ 25,060
New York 2,470 0.27 1.40 $ 16.61 $ 34,540
Florida 1,250 0.14 0.70 $ 13.77 $ 28,640
North Carolina 1,150 0.25 1.29 $ 12.69 $ 26,400


Map of location quotient of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 670 0.41 2.11 $ 16.25 $ 33,810
Mississippi 450 0.39 2.04 $ 11.39 $ 23,700
Nevada 500 0.35 1.82 $ 13.41 $ 27,900
California 5,810 0.33 1.71 $ 17.14 $ 35,640
Nebraska 270 0.28 1.43 $ 13.97 $ 29,050


Map of annual mean wages of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 490 0.18 0.96 $ 19.01 $ 39,550
Massachusetts 320 0.09 0.46 $ 18.59 $ 38,670
California 5,810 0.33 1.71 $ 17.14 $ 35,640
Maine 50 0.08 0.39 $ 17.03 $ 35,410
Washington 500 0.15 0.76 $ 16.84 $ 35,020



Map of employment of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

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 2,800 0.30 1.58 $ 16.51 $ 34,350
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,740 0.45 2.32 $ 17.19 $ 35,760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,170 0.31 1.60 $ 12.79 $ 26,610
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 650 0.27 1.40 $ 18.86 $ 39,230
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 530 0.18 0.91 $ 17.14 $ 35,650
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 530 0.36 1.84 $ 16.45 $ 34,210
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 480 0.22 1.11 $ 14.48 $ 30,120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 470 0.28 1.47 $ 15.89 $ 33,040
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 460 0.45 2.32 $ 13.30 $ 27,650
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 400 0.15 0.75 $ 13.39 $ 27,840


Map of location quotient of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Midland, TX 70 0.64 3.30 $ 13.23 $ 27,520
Burlington, NC 30 0.53 2.73 $ 12.43 $ 25,860
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 30 0.52 2.70 $ 13.54 $ 28,170
Salinas, CA 90 0.51 2.66 $ 16.38 $ 34,070
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 280 0.51 2.62 $ 16.12 $ 33,530
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 120 0.50 2.61 $ 14.30 $ 29,750
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 180 0.45 2.35 $ 16.70 $ 34,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,740 0.45 2.32 $ 17.19 $ 35,760
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 460 0.45 2.32 $ 13.30 $ 27,650
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 200 0.42 2.18 $ 14.31 $ 29,770


Map of annual mean wages of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 60 0.12 0.61 $ 21.09 $ 43,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 170 0.15 0.78 $ 19.63 $ 40,840
Santa Rosa, CA 80 0.40 2.09 $ 19.49 $ 40,540
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 250 0.09 0.47 $ 18.89 $ 39,290
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 650 0.27 1.40 $ 18.86 $ 39,230
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 230 0.18 0.92 $ 17.91 $ 37,250
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 290 0.14 0.74 $ 17.40 $ 36,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,740 0.45 2.32 $ 17.19 $ 35,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 530 0.18 0.91 $ 17.14 $ 35,650
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 80 0.37 1.89 $ 16.87 $ 35,100

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 90 0.47 2.42 $ 11.55 $ 24,020
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 80 0.37 1.91 $ 11.43 $ 23,770
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 80 0.92 4.78 $ 9.97 $ 20,750
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.31 1.62 $ 12.05 $ 25,060
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 70 0.29 1.52 $ 11.33 $ 23,570

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 80 0.92 4.78 $ 9.97 $ 20,750
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 90 0.47 2.42 $ 11.55 $ 24,020
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area 40 0.47 2.41 $ 11.67 $ 24,270
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 80 0.37 1.91 $ 11.43 $ 23,770
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.36 1.89 $ 15.09 $ 31,380

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 40 0.22 1.13 $ 15.51 $ 32,270
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.36 1.89 $ 15.09 $ 31,380
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 50 0.35 1.83 $ 13.17 $ 27,390
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 40 0.11 0.59 $ 12.44 $ 25,880
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.31 1.62 $ 12.05 $ 25,060


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023