Production
Laundry & Dry Cleaning Workers
SOC 51-6011
Wash, dry, press, and finish clothing and linens.
The job
Median pay
$35k
$30k to $38k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+4.3% projected
Openings a year
28k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
4/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
0th pct
More exposed than 0% of occupations · modeled estimate · 10th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
49/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 21,940 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Texas | 17,030 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $30k |
| Florida | 14,150 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $32k |
| New York | 13,020 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $35k |
| Illinois | 8,550 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $35k |
| Ohio | 6,990 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $31k |
| Pennsylvania | 6,290 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $34k |
| New Jersey | 6,110 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Tennessee | 5,730 | 1.7 | 1.4× | $33k |
| North Carolina | 5,570 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $32k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 5,150 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $31k |
| Michigan | 4,970 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $35k |
| Virginia | 4,900 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $32k |
| Nevada | 4,540 | 2.9 | 2.3× | $36k |
| Arizona | 4,290 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Missouri | 3,930 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $34k |
| Washington | 3,870 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $40k |
| Maryland | 3,780 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $35k |
| Massachusetts | 3,700 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $37k |
| Minnesota | 3,530 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Colorado | 3,370 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $38k |
| Wisconsin | 3,310 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Indiana | 3,190 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $31k |
| South Carolina | 3,160 | 1.4 | 1.1× | $30k |
| Louisiana | 2,950 | 1.5 | 1.2× | $27k |
| Oklahoma | 2,680 | 1.6 | 1.2× | $28k |
| Kentucky | 2,350 | 1.2 | 0.9× | $29k |
| Kansas | 2,160 | 1.5 | 1.2× | $30k |
| Alabama | 2,150 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $28k |
| Iowa | 1,900 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $34k |
| Oregon | 1,890 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Connecticut | 1,830 | 1.1 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Hawaii | 1,730 | 2.8 | 2.2× | $36k |
| Arkansas | 1,640 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $28k |
| Utah | 1,470 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $36k |
| Mississippi | 1,420 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $27k |
| Idaho | 1,350 | 1.6 | 1.2× | $35k |
| West Virginia | 1,340 | 1.9 | 1.5× | $29k |
| New Mexico | 1,320 | 1.5 | 1.2× | $31k |
| Nebraska | 1,060 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $35k |
| Montana | 1,030 | 2.0 | 1.6× | $36k |
| New Hampshire | 890 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $37k |
| North Dakota | 840 | 2.0 | 1.5× | $37k |
| Maine | 820 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Alaska | 750 | 2.3 | 1.8× | $36k |
| South Dakota | 750 | 1.6 | 1.3× | $33k |
| Delaware | 710 | 1.5 | 1.1× | $34k |
| Wyoming | 690 | 2.5 | 1.9× | $29k |
| Rhode Island | 650 | 1.3 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Washington DC | 320 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $38k |
| Vermont | 280 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $37k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ14,040 jobs · $36k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA9,230 jobs · $37k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN6,330 jobs · $36k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL4,460 jobs · $33k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,360 jobs · $32k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,340 jobs · $29k median
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV3,710 jobs · $37k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,500 jobs · $36k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Laundry & Dry Cleaning Workers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.