Dry cleaning and laundry workers

NOC

65320

- Dry cleaning, laundry and related occupations

use various methods, tools and equipment to clean and press clothes, linens and other fabric items in commercial or institutional laundries or dry cleaners.

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Dry cleaning and laundry machine operators operate machines to dry-clean or launder garments and other articles. Dry cleaning and laundry inspectors and assemblers check finished garments and other articles to ensure that they meet required standards for dry-cleaning, laundering and pressing, and assemble and bag finished garments and other articles. This unit group also includes workers who iron, press or otherwise finish garments and household articles.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Dry cleaning and laundry machine operators

Operate dry cleaning machines to dry-clean dresses, suits, coats, sweaters and other garments, draperies, cushion covers and other articles

Sort garments and operate washing machines and dryers to clean and dry clothing, sheets, blankets, towels and other articles

Operate machines to clean and blow-dry fur garments

Operate machines to dry-clean, dye, spray, re-oil, and re-buff suede and leather garments

Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches and other solutions and chemicals.

Dry cleaning and laundry inspectors and assemblers

Check finished garments and other articles to ensure that they are properly dry-cleaned or laundered

Record damaged or improperly dry-cleaned or laundered garments and other articles

Use hand-held steam iron to touch up finished garments and other articles

Assemble and bag finished garments and other articles

Match invoices with tags on garments or other articles.

Ironing, pressing and finishing workers

Operate finishing equipment such as steam pressers, and use hand irons to finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry cleaned and laundered articles

Hand iron laundered fine linens or dry-cleaned silk garments

Operate fur ironing and glazing equipment to finish fur garments and other fur articles

Fold and bag dry cleaned and laundered articles

May operate laundering equipment.

Workers in this group may specialize in finishing suede, leather, fur and delicate articles.

Also Known As

assembler - laundry and dry cleaning
bagger - laundry and dry cleaning
drapery cleaner
dry cleaner
dyer - laundry and dry cleaning

finisher - laundry and dry cleaning

fur cleaner - laundry and dry cleaning

hand finisher - laundry and dry cleaning

inspector - laundry and dry cleaning

laundry machine operator

laundry worker

leather cleaner - laundry and dry cleaning

presser - laundry and dry cleaning

pressing machine tender - laundry and dry cleaning

silk finisher - laundry and dry cleaning

steam finisher - laundry and dry cleaning

suede cleaner - laundry and dry cleaning

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Some secondary school education is required.

Four to eight weeks of on-the-job training are usually provided.

Dry cleaning and laundry machine operators may require experience as inspectors or assemblers.

Suede, leather and fur cleaners may require experience as dry cleaning or laundry machine operators.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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68.5%

Female

31.5%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

Data legend

13.0%

15-24

9.8%

25-34

13.0%

35-44

23.9%

45-54

37.0%

55-64

3.3%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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21.5%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

47.3%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

6.5%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

21.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

3.2%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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44.6%

Other services (except public administration)

31.5%

Health care and social assistance

12.0%

Accommodation and food services

12.0%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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25.00%

Northeast

14.10%

Southeast

33.70%

Southwest

13.00%

Central

14.10%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Data legend

$35,000

Northeast

$36,000

Southeast

$35,000

Southwest

$34,000

Central

$33,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

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