Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

This post summarizes key statistics on Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 10,479
25 20,599
30 24,434
35 22,968
40 24,434
45 23,212
50 24,950
55 26,084
60 25,929
65 26,262


Hours Worked Share
0-20 15.60
20-39 29.00
39-41 46.00
41-50 5.70
50-60 1.80
More than 60 1.80

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
46.90 24,100 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services
17.00 21,991 Hotels and motels
12.50 23,457 Nursing and personal care facilities
6.90 28,352 Services to dwellings and other buildings
4.50 30,251 Hospitals
3.00 25,929 Residential care facilities, without nursing
1.40 25,748 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
0.80 3,054 Colleges and universities
0.60 30,541 Health services, n.e.c.
0.60 2,163 Social services, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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