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Textile/Garment Presser

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AVG. SALARY

$26,040

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EDUCATION

No standard requirement

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JOB OUTLOOK

Decreasing

What They Do

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Career Video

About This Career

Presses or shapes articles by hand or machine.

This career is part of the Human Services cluster Personal Care Services pathway.

A person in this career:

  • Hangs, folds, packages, and tags finished articles for delivery to customers.
  • Operates steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
  • Straightens, smooths, or shapes materials to prepare them for pressing.
  • Removes finished pieces from pressing machines and hangs or stacks them for cooling, or forwards them for additional processing.
  • Finishes pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
  • Lowers irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
  • Shrinks, stretches, or blocks articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.
  • Identifies and treats spots on garments.
  • Finishes fancy garments such as evening gowns and costumes, using hand irons to produce high quality finishes.
  • Pushes and pulls irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

People who do this job report that:

  • You would often handle loads up to 10 lbs., sometimes up to 20 lbs. You might do a lot of walking or standing, or you might sit but use your arms and legs to control machines, equipment or tools.
  • Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
  • Work in this occupation involves making repetitive motions more than one-third of the time
  • Work in this occupation involves standing more than one-third of the time

Working in this career involves (physical activities):

  • Seeing clearly up close
  • Using abdominal and lower back muscles repeatedly or over time without tiring

Work Hours and Travel

  • Regular working hours and limited travel

Specialty and Similar Careers

Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:

  • Boarder
  • Dry Cleaner Presser
  • Ironing Machine Operator
  • Ironing Worker
  • Pants Presser
  • Presser
  • Pressing Machine Operator
  • Shirt Presser
  • Silk Presser

Contact

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  • 1-800-GO-TO-XAP (1-800-468-6927)
    From outside the U.S., please call +1 (424) 750-3900

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