Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
£18,771
Average salary
39 hours
Average weekly hours
6.41%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 9234
Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers supervise and undertake the washing, dry cleaning, ironing and pressing of clothing, household and other linen, carpets, curtains and other articles.
Common tasks include:
- receives garment or item from customer for cleaning, checks pockets, buttons, zips, etc. and issues receipt;
- sorts articles by fabric, colour and type and determines appropriate cleaning process;
- removes difficult stains using chemicals or steam gun;
- loads articles into washing and dry cleaning machines or electrically operated drum cleaning machine, operates controls to admit cleaning fluids and starts machine;
- sets and operates drying machines and smoothes and shapes washed garments using hand iron or machine press;
- allocates washing machines to customers, ensures correct use of equipment and gives change;
- performs a variety of laundering, dry cleaning and pressing tasks, including beating carpets and shaping starched collars, cuffs and hats.
Qualifications
Academic qualifications are not required. Training is mainly on?the-job. NVQs/SVQs in Laundering are available at Levels 1 and 2.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
Regional employment: Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
Future employment: Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
Top 12 industries: Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
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Equality focus: Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£17,207
Female average annual salary
£19,293
Male average annual salary
54
Female average weekly hours
34
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
Workforce gender: Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
Breakdown by region
£25,550
London - highest annual average salary
£16,686
North East (England) - lowest annual average salary
59
South West (England) - Highest average weekly hours
32
Scotland - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£14,079)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age