What You'll Do

  • Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.
  • Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
  • Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.
  • Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
  • Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.
  • Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches, and other solutions and chemicals to clean, color, dry, or stiffen articles.
  • Clean machine filters, and lubricate equipment.
  • Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.
  • Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.
  • Inspect soiled articles to determine sources of stains, to locate color imperfections, and to identify items requiring special treatment.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 2.88/5
Monitoring 2.88/5
Operation and Control 2.88/5
Critical Thinking 2.75/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.75/5
Time Management 2.75/5
Speaking 2.62/5
Coordination 2.62/5
Operations Monitoring 2.62/5
Reading Comprehension 2.5/5
Service Orientation 2.5/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.38/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Cautiousness, Integrity, Cooperation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.25/5
Trunk Strength 3.12/5
Oral Comprehension 3.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.0/5
Information Ordering 3.0/5
Category Flexibility 3.0/5
Control Precision 3.0/5
Near Vision 3.0/5

Technologies & Tools

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Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.44/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.14/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 3.78/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.48/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 3.41/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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Is this career a good fit for me

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

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What should I compare first

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