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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$35,060
United States, 2025
Employment
26,120
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Press or shape articles by hand or machine.
- O*NET code
- 51-6021.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$27,180
25th percentile
$29,870
75th percentile
$37,940
90th percentile
$43,050
Most important skills
- Operation and Control3.0
- Critical Thinking2.5
- Time Management2.5
- Operations Monitoring2.5
- Monitoring2.4
- Troubleshooting2.3
- Equipment Maintenance2.3
- Complex Problem Solving2.3
- Active Learning2.1
- Judgment and Decision Making2.1
- Speaking2.1
- Quality Control Analysis2.1
What skills do you need?
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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
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0 of 1 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
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Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 2.3 | Not selected | 2.3 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related MaterialsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $44,440 | 110 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $43,790 | 600 | 2025 |
| IL | $40,230 | — | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $39,510 | 130 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $39,300 | 1,420 | 2025 |
| CA | $39,300 | 3,850 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $39,170 | 190 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $38,700 | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $38,630 | 340 | 2025 |
| NH | $38,540 | 100 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $38,460 | 30 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | $38,350 | 90 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | $38,300 | 40 | 2025 |
| CO | $38,300 | 320 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $38,190 | 260 | 2025 |
| ME | $38,020 | 60 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | $38,020 | 30 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $38,000 | 50 | 2025 |
| NJ | $37,920 | 870 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $37,920 | 1,990 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.