• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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.

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National estimates for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Industry profile for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Geographic profile for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

National estimates for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
185,000	0.9 %	$ 15.33	$ 31,880	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.38	$ 13.31	$ 14.93	$ 17.05	$ 18.71
Annual Wage (2)	$ 23,670	$ 27,690	$ 31,050	$ 35,460	$ 38,920

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Industry profile for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	89,670	35.30	$ 15.17	$ 31,560
Traveler Accommodation	36,570	1.98	$ 15.43	$ 32,090
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	20,320	1.47	$ 14.40	$ 29,960
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	6,970	0.12	$ 17.83	$ 37,090
Employment Services	6,240	0.17	$ 14.82	$ 30,820

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	89,670	35.30	$ 15.17	$ 31,560
Traveler Accommodation	36,570	1.98	$ 15.43	$ 32,090
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	20,320	1.47	$ 14.40	$ 29,960
Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps	80	0.77	$ 14.15	$ 29,430
Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	2,290	0.66	$ 15.69	$ 32,620

Top paying industries for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	910	0.04	$ 21.53	$ 44,770
Offices of Physicians	170	0.01	$ 21.29	$ 44,290
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,180	0.06	$ 20.64	$ 42,920
Warehousing and Storage	130	0.01	$ 19.99	$ 41,570
Amusement Parks and Arcades	220	0.10	$ 19.16	$ 39,850

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Geographic profile for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	17,040	0.95	0.78	$ 18.17	$ 37,790
Florida	14,940	1.56	1.28	$ 14.23	$ 29,600
Texas	14,050	1.04	0.85	$ 13.87	$ 28,850
New York	12,490	1.33	1.09	$ 17.31	$ 36,000
Illinois	7,180	1.19	0.98	$ 16.24	$ 33,780

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	1,680	2.72	2.23	$ 17.42	$ 36,240
Nevada	3,760	2.53	2.08	$ 15.76	$ 32,780
Montana	1,170	2.33	1.91	$ 15.49	$ 32,210
North Dakota	970	2.31	1.90	$ 16.90	$ 35,140
Idaho	1,630	1.98	1.63	$ 16.23	$ 33,760

Top paying states for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	270	0.38	0.31	$ 20.31	$ 42,240
Washington	3,660	1.05	0.86	$ 18.32	$ 38,100
California	17,040	0.95	0.78	$ 18.17	$ 37,790
Alaska	480	1.55	1.28	$ 17.98	$ 37,400
Hawaii	1,680	2.72	2.23	$ 17.42	$ 36,240

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

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	13,040	1.37	1.13	$ 17.39	$ 36,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,120	0.99	0.81	$ 18.10	$ 37,640
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,460	1.21	0.99	$ 16.52	$ 34,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	4,620	1.70	1.39	$ 14.22	$ 29,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,620	0.91	0.75	$ 14.34	$ 29,830
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,390	1.23	1.01	$ 17.30	$ 35,980
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,160	1.02	0.84	$ 16.47	$ 34,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,140	0.99	0.81	$ 13.78	$ 28,660
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	3,000	2.77	2.28	$ 15.83	$ 32,930
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,970	1.06	0.87	$ 13.33	$ 27,720

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	390	5.21	4.27	$ 17.77	$ 36,950
Valdosta, GA	260	4.87	4.00	(8)	(8)
Twin Falls, ID	220	4.48	3.67	$ 15.51	$ 32,260
Flagstaff, AZ	220	3.38	2.77	$ 16.71	$ 34,750
New Bedford, MA	220	3.38	2.77	$ 15.99	$ 33,260
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	3,000	2.77	2.28	$ 15.83	$ 32,930
Bismarck, ND	200	2.74	2.25	$ 17.08	$ 35,520
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	500	2.73	2.24	$ 13.82	$ 28,750
Pittsfield, MA	100	2.69	2.21	$ 16.50	$ 34,330
Morgantown, WV	170	2.67	2.19	$ 13.17	$ 27,390