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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Press or shape articles by hand or machine.
- Median pay
- $33,880
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- -13.5%
- Declining
- Typical entry
- No formal educational credential
Key skills
- Operation and Control
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Time Management
- Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
What they do
- Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
- Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
- Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.
- Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
- Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
- Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
- Identify and treat spots on garments.
- Shrink, stretch, or block articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.
- Finish fancy garments such as evening gowns and costumes, using hand irons to produce high quality finishes.
- Push and pull irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.
Majors that lead here
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.