Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials

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2021 Workforce
31.1k
Average Age
46.4
Estimated Job Growth
−18.8%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$25,840
Average Male Salary
$33,800
Average Female Salary
$20,575

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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 $25,840 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are West of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, and St. Clair County PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are West of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX, LA City (Central/Koreatown) PUMA, CA, and LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA.

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Employment and salary information for the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce. Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce in 2021 was 31,117 people, of which 60.2% were women and 39.8% were men. Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials are paid most in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL but are relatively concentrated in West of Aldine & Inside Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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12,387
Male Workforce
± 2.73k
18,730
Female Workforce
± 3.36k

The Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce in 2021 was 31,117 people (60.2% women and 39.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of −32.5% between 2014 (46,119) and 2021 (31,117).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Utah ($51,776), South Carolina ($45,069), and Nebraska ($45,016).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$25,840
AVERAGE WAGE
#493 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials earned an average of $25,840, $33,756 less than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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0.338
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.338, 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).

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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 Newspaper publishers ($59,964).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
31.1k
2021 Workforce
± 4,330
−7.28%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 20.8%

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 5.69% and Not specified manufacturing industries with 5.58%.

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Demographic information on Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in the US. The workforce of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2021 was 31,117 people, with 60.2% woman, and 39.8% 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 46.9, 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 2021 was 31,117 people, with 60.2% woman, and 39.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (4,804 people), 55 to 59 years (4,651  people), and 40 to 44 years (4,310 people). Among them they concentrated 44.7% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2021, 43.2% of Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workers were Hispanic and 56.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (84.9%), Salvadoran (9.4)%, and Guatemalan (5.72)%

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Races

In 2021, 52.4% of the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workforce were White, of which 55.8% were women and 44.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (18%) and Black (13.9%).

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learningEducation & 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 Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 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.

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The most common majors achieved by Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (181 people), Business (175 people), and Engineering (113 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials workers were High School or Equivalent (12,300 people), Secondary Education (6,590 people), and Some college (4,309 people).

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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.

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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.

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