Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

51-6021 Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
80,520 1.9 % $8.62 $17,920 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $6.25 $7.23 $8.33 $9.90 $11.23
Annual Wage (2) $13,000 $15,050 $17,330 $20,600 $23,360

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Drycleaning and laundry services 63,430 $8.49 $17,660
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing 4,720 $8.93 $18,560
Employment services 2,700 $8.03 $16,710
Apparel knitting mills 1,600 $9.33 $19,410
Textile and fabric finishing mills 1,230 $8.76 $18,210

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Federal government (OES designation) 30 $14.72 $30,620
Fabric mills 650 $11.60 $24,130
Textile furnishings mills 770 $10.95 $22,770
General medical and surgical hospitals 150 $10.77 $22,400
Other leather product manufacturing 40 $10.19 $21,190

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Mississippi 1,440 $7.38 $15,350 0.131%
South Carolina 2,110 $8.62 $17,930 0.119%
North Carolina 4,010 $8.78 $18,270 0.108%
Arkansas 1,190 $8.31 $17,290 0.106%
Alabama 1,800 $8.45 $17,570 0.098%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Alaska 70 $10.99 $22,850 0.024%
Minnesota 690 $10.31 $21,450 0.027%
Connecticut 820 $10.17 $21,160 0.050%
New Jersey 1,840 $9.85 $20,480 0.047%
New Hampshire 330 $9.82 $20,430 0.054%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Wichita Falls, TX MSA 170 $7.12 $14,820 0.297%
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 440 $9.87 $20,520 0.273%
Victoria, TX MSA 90 $7.38 $15,340 0.254%
Jackson, MS MSA 430 $7.55 $15,700 0.192%
Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point, NC MS 1,150 $9.21 $19,160 0.182%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA (7) $13.66 $28,410 (7)
Madison, WI MSA (7) $12.65 $26,310 (7)
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA 50 $11.60 $24,130 0.034%
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 120 $11.21 $23,320 0.050%
Salinas, CA MSA 130 $11.11 $23,110 0.084%

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005