These national industry-specific occupational employment and wage estimates are calculated with data collected from employers of all sizes, in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia, in SIC Industry Group 721 - Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment Services.
SIC Industry Group 721 - Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment Services is part of: SIC Major Group 72 - Personal Services.
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| 00-0000 | Industry Total | 441,240 | 100.00% | $8.14 | $10.01 | $20,810 | 0.8 % |
| Management Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Management Occupations | 17,230 | 3.90% | $22.76 | $27.97 | $58,180 | 2.5 % | |
| Chief Executives | 2,530 | 0.57% | $36.48 | $40.17 | $83,550 | 4.1 % | |
| General and Operations Managers | 8,570 | 1.94% | $22.54 | $28.03 | $58,300 | 4.0 % | |
| Advertising and Promotions Managers | 80 | 0.02% | $19.13 | $23.11 | $48,070 | 7.2 % | |
| Marketing Managers | 120 | 0.03% | $30.82 | $33.55 | $69,790 | 8.8 % | |
| Sales Managers | 2,250 | 0.51% | $20.45 | $23.09 | $48,030 | 2.2 % | |
| Administrative Services Managers | 1,090 | 0.25% | $15.17 | $17.09 | $35,540 | 3.0 % | |
| Financial Managers | 550 | 0.12% | $27.36 | $30.82 | $64,100 | 7.9 % | |
| Human Resources Managers | 410 | 0.09% | $22.03 | $24.04 | $50,000 | 6.7 % | |
| Industrial Production Managers | 390 | 0.09% | $25.91 | $28.17 | $58,580 | 3.3 % | |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 90 | 0.02% | $29.20 | $27.84 | $57,900 | 6.7 % | |
| Engineering Managers | (4) | (4) | $41.73 | $41.33 | $85,960 | 6.9 % | |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | (4) | (4) | $20.70 | $25.23 | $52,480 | 16.1 % | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 1,740 | 0.39% | $18.90 | $20.24 | $42,110 | 3.2 % | |
| Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | (4) | (4) | $19.99 | $22.85 | $47,520 | 16.6 % | |
| Cost Estimators | 90 | 0.02% | $13.43 | $17.64 | $36,690 | 12.5 % | |
| Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists | 60 | 0.01% | $20.38 | $20.38 | $42,380 | 8.6 % | |
| Training and Development Specialists | 260 | 0.06% | $17.94 | $19.79 | $41,170 | 7.0 % | |
| Accountants and Auditors | 760 | 0.17% | $19.62 | $20.44 | $42,510 | 4.6 % | |
| Tax Preparers | (4) | (4) | $6.24 | $6.46 | $13,440 | 11.1 % | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 460 | 0.10% | $22.05 | $23.85 | $49,600 | 7.6 % | |
| Computer Programmers | 170 | 0.04% | $21.42 | $25.78 | $53,630 | 5.9 % | |
| Computer Support Specialists | 210 | 0.05% | $22.07 | $22.16 | $46,090 | 15.0 % | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 150 | 0.03% | $28.53 | $28.77 | $59,830 | 5.7 % | |
| Industrial Engineers | (4) | (4) | $28.01 | $29.42 | $61,200 | 4.6 % | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | (4) | (4) | $14.11 | $15.18 | $31,570 | 10.2 % | |
| Market Research Analysts | (4) | (4) | $13.97 | $15.11 | $31,430 | 14.2 % | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 190 | 0.04% | $22.12 | $20.56 | $42,770 | 7.5 % | |
| Public Relations Specialists | 140 | 0.03% | $23.41 | $22.80 | $47,420 | 3.6 % | |
| Protective Service Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Protective Service Occupations | 110 | 0.02% | $8.40 | $10.12 | $21,060 | 5.7 % | |
| Security Guards | 90 | 0.02% | $8.29 | $9.70 | $20,170 | 6.3 % | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 460 | 0.10% | $6.62 | $7.40 | $15,390 | 7.1 % | |
| Food Preparation Workers | (4) | (4) | $6.03 | $6.15 | $12,800 | 9.2 % | |
| Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 230 | 0.05% | $6.98 | $7.46 | $15,510 | 14.8 % | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 25,890 | 5.87% | $8.58 | $9.27 | $19,270 | 1.8 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | 1,450 | 0.33% | $13.66 | $14.91 | $31,010 | 4.5 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | (4) | (4) | $14.41 | $15.13 | $31,480 | 10.1 % | |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 22,040 | 5.00% | $8.53 | $8.94 | $18,600 | 1.9 % | |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 1,380 | 0.31% | $7.34 | $7.52 | $15,640 | 3.9 % | |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 70 | 0.02% | $8.65 | $9.67 | $20,110 | 6.2 % | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 1,370 | 0.31% | $9.34 | $9.68 | $20,140 | 7.5 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service Workers | 250 | 0.06% | $15.34 | $15.41 | $32,050 | 6.1 % | |
| Sales and Related Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 74,970 | 16.99% | $7.31 | $8.77 | $18,240 | 1.2 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers | 2,090 | 0.47% | $12.16 | $14.30 | $29,730 | 5.0 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 2,210 | 0.50% | $12.93 | $15.57 | $32,380 | 4.0 % | |
| Cashiers | 13,090 | 2.97% | $6.62 | $6.91 | $14,380 | 2.3 % | |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | 45,470 | 10.31% | $6.99 | $7.30 | $15,190 | 0.9 % | |
| Retail Salespersons | 1,600 | 0.36% | $8.05 | $10.19 | $21,190 | 9.3 % | |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | (4) | (4) | $25.83 | $27.19 | $56,550 | 11.0 % | |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 870 | 0.20% | $13.33 | $14.39 | $29,930 | 10.1 % | |
| Telemarketers | 2,090 | 0.47% | $8.08 | $8.59 | $17,870 | 5.0 % | |
| Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | (4) | (4) | $15.02 | $14.61 | $30,390 | 4.1 % | |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 31,100 | 7.05% | $9.68 | $10.48 | $21,800 | 1.1 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 2,060 | 0.47% | $15.55 | $16.58 | $34,480 | 2.5 % | |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 180 | 0.04% | $10.23 | $10.57 | $21,990 | 2.8 % | |
| Bill and Account Collectors | 760 | 0.17% | $11.37 | $11.72 | $24,370 | 1.4 % | |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 2,930 | 0.66% | $11.09 | $11.61 | $24,140 | 2.5 % | |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 520 | 0.12% | $12.08 | $11.93 | $24,810 | 2.2 % | |
| Procurement Clerks | 30 | 0.01% | $11.65 | $11.30 | $23,510 | 8.1 % | |
| Customer Service Representatives | 7,040 | 1.60% | $9.76 | $10.16 | $21,130 | 3.5 % | |
| File Clerks | 220 | 0.05% | $8.45 | $8.97 | $18,650 | 4.1 % | |
| Order Clerks | 680 | 0.15% | $8.27 | $9.09 | $18,910 | 4.0 % | |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 210 | 0.05% | $14.27 | $14.12 | $29,370 | 2.5 % | |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 820 | 0.19% | $8.34 | $8.76 | $18,220 | 2.4 % | |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 180 | 0.04% | $11.36 | $11.89 | $24,730 | 3.1 % | |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | 1,860 | 0.42% | $8.34 | $8.96 | $18,630 | 1.9 % | |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 1,180 | 0.27% | $8.05 | $8.44 | $17,550 | 3.3 % | |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 3,280 | 0.74% | $8.37 | $8.74 | $18,190 | 1.3 % | |
| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping | 140 | 0.03% | $7.18 | $7.20 | $14,980 | 3.2 % | |
| Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 1,230 | 0.28% | $13.70 | $14.02 | $29,150 | 2.8 % | |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 1,780 | 0.40% | $9.60 | $9.89 | $20,580 | 2.2 % | |
| Computer Operators | 190 | 0.04% | $11.14 | $12.30 | $25,580 | 3.5 % | |
| Data Entry Keyers | 490 | 0.11% | $9.62 | $9.66 | $20,090 | 2.0 % | |
| Word Processors and Typists | (4) | (4) | $8.59 | $8.83 | $18,370 | 3.8 % | |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | (4) | (4) | $8.38 | $8.91 | $18,530 | 3.5 % | |
| Office Clerks, General | 4,650 | 1.05% | $9.20 | $9.47 | $19,690 | 1.5 % | |
| Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 40 | 0.01% | $8.61 | $8.80 | $18,300 | 5.9 % | |
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 1,000 | 0.23% | $12.25 | $12.88 | $26,800 | 7.0 % | |
| Carpenters | (4) | (4) | $13.35 | $13.59 | $28,260 | 3.9 % | |
| Carpet Installers | (4) | (4) | $13.17 | $14.87 | $30,930 | 3.3 % | |
| Construction Laborers | (4) | (4) | $9.64 | $9.72 | $20,210 | 3.3 % | |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | (4) | (4) | $11.26 | $12.01 | $24,980 | 7.0 % | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 8,090 | 1.83% | $12.89 | $13.67 | $28,430 | 1.7 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 490 | 0.11% | $19.50 | $19.59 | $40,740 | 4.2 % | |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 110 | 0.02% | $15.35 | $15.30 | $31,830 | 5.0 % | |
| Home Appliance Repairers | 370 | 0.08% | $12.65 | $12.62 | $26,250 | 3.4 % | |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 120 | 0.03% | $17.04 | $18.25 | $37,970 | 8.5 % | |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 5,890 | 1.33% | $12.52 | $13.25 | $27,560 | 2.0 % | |
| Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 430 | 0.10% | $15.08 | $15.26 | $31,750 | 2.1 % | |
| Fabric Menders, Except Garment | 50 | 0.01% | $10.08 | $12.79 | $26,610 | 20.9 % | |
| Helpers—Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 180 | 0.04% | $11.70 | $11.64 | $24,200 | 4.7 % | |
| Production Occupations top | |||||||
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Production Occupations | 234,740 | 53.20% | $7.75 | $8.46 | $17,600 | 0.7 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 14,250 | 3.23% | $14.33 | $15.73 | $32,710 | 2.5 % | |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | (4) | (4) | $7.74 | $7.58 | $15,760 | 3.5 % | |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 110,740 | 25.10% | $7.55 | $7.98 | $16,600 | 0.9 % | |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 76,750 | 17.39% | $7.60 | $7.80 | $16,230 | 1.0 % | |
| Sewing Machine Operators | 5,330 | 1.21% | $7.98 | $8.50 | $17,670 | 1.9 % | |
| Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers | (4) | (4) | $8.53 | $7.73 | $16,080 | 17.3 % | |
| Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders | (4) | (4) | $9.64 | $9.40 | $19,550 | 4.5 % | |
| Sewers, Hand | 1,930 | 0.44% | $8.19 | $8.52 | $17,730 | 2.6 % | |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 4,030 | 0.91% | $8.47 | $9.59 | $19,940 | 5.7 % | |
| Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders | 340 | 0.08% | $6.99 | $7.27 | $15,110 | 6.2 % | |
| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | (4) | (4) | $10.82 | $10.99 | $22,870 | 9.5 % | |
| Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators | 40 | 0.01% | $11.40 | $11.83 | $24,610 | 3.8 % | |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 10,410 | 2.36% | $7.70 | $8.35 | $17,370 | 2.9 % | |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 260 | 0.06% | $7.52 | $7.95 | $16,530 | 4.0 % | |
| Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | (4) | (4) | $8.25 | $8.45 | $17,580 | 6.0 % | |
| Helpers—Production Workers | (4) | (4) | $7.32 | $7.57 | $15,750 | 6.2 % | |
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| SOC Code Number | Occupation Title | Employment | Percent of Total | Median Hourly | Mean Hourly | Mean Annual (1) | Mean RSE |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 43,690 | 9.90% | $11.03 | $12.04 | $25,050 | 1.3 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | 50 | 0.01% | $14.40 | $14.07 | $29,270 | 7.4 % | |
| First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | 2,750 | 0.62% | $16.08 | $16.29 | $33,890 | 3.6 % | |
| Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | (4) | (4) | $14.83 | $13.84 | $28,790 | 9.2 % | |
| Driver/Sales Workers | 20,940 | 4.75% | $13.79 | $13.88 | $28,870 | 2.0 % | |
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 320 | 0.07% | $14.59 | $16.03 | $33,340 | 9.1 % | |
| Truck Drivers, Light Or Delivery Services | 8,540 | 1.94% | $10.24 | $10.90 | $22,670 | 1.7 % | |
| Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs | 250 | 0.06% | $10.23 | $11.00 | $22,880 | 9.2 % | |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | (4) | (4) | $7.13 | $7.04 | $14,640 | 7.1 % | |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 6,240 | 1.41% | $8.02 | $8.28 | $17,220 | 2.0 % | |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | 590 | 0.13% | $7.05 | $7.37 | $15,340 | 4.9 % | |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 2,900 | 0.66% | $7.49 | $7.59 | $15,780 | 2.3 % | |
About 2000 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
(1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(4) = Estimates not released due to high relative standard error.
The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
Industry-Specific occupational employment and wage estimates for other SIC groups:
SIC 72 - Personal Services2000 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Other OES estimates and related information:
2000 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
2000 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
2000 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (cross-industry estimates)
List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order
List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order
Last Modified Date: November 15, 2001