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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Salary in San Jose, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials in San Jose, CA have a median annual salary of $44,440, with 110 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $44,100 at the 10th percentile to $48,200 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$44,440

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$21.36

Employment

110

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$44,100
10th
$44,290
25th
$44,440
Median
$47,510
75th
$48,200
90th

Local compared with national

San Jose, CA

$44,440

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,060

Median annual · 2025

The San Jose, CA median is 26.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $9,380).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operation and ControlImportance 3.0
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.5
  3. 3.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.5
  4. 4.Time ManagementImportance 2.5
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 2.4
  6. 6.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.3
  7. 7.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.3
  8. 8.TroubleshootingImportance 2.3
  9. 9.SpeakingImportance 2.1
  10. 10.Active LearningImportance 2.1
  11. 11.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.1
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Email software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word

Common 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.
  • 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.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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