Occupational employment / Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

Twice a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles occupational employment and wage estimates by surveying employers nationwide. Current data was released May 1, 2009.

Estimates for "Laundry and dry-cleaning workers" are below, ordered by total employment.

Area Total employment Mean hourly wage Mean annual wage
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,130 $10.30 $21,420
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 17,400 $10.57 $21,980
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 11,060 $10.53 $21,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA 9,510 $9.70 $20,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 8,100 $9.56 $19,880
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 7,820 $9.96 $20,710
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 6,800 $10.01 $20,820
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 4,520 $9.43 $19,620
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 4,060 $7.96 $16,550
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,040 $9.12 $18,960
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,930 $8.63 $17,940
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3,720 $10.34 $21,500
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH 3,710 $11.06 $23,010
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,710 $10.45 $21,740
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,370 $10.05 $20,900
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 3,300 $10.95 $22,780
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL 3,230 $9.43 $19,610
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 2,950 $11.24 $23,390
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI 2,830 $10.62 $22,080
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 2,600 $10.69 $22,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 2,550 $11.15 $23,200
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 2,490 $9.06 $18,840
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division 2,490 $9.34 $19,430
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,390 $9.64 $20,050
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 2,160 $10.70 $22,260
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1,980 $9.29 $19,320
Denver-Aurora, CO 1,930 $10.32 $21,470
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,840 $12.80 $26,620
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,820 $9.57 $19,910
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,810 $11.49 $23,910
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 1,800 $9.98 $20,750
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 1,760 $9.66 $20,100
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 1,700 $10.73 $22,330
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH 1,580 $9.82 $20,430
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 1,550 $10.13 $21,060
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 1,540 $11.31 $23,530
Pittsburgh, PA 1,520 $10.35 $21,530
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division 1,480 $10.42 $21,660
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,470 $9.52 $19,810
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,450 $9.23 $19,200
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 1,430 $7.88 $16,380
San Antonio, TX 1,420 $8.43 $17,520
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 1,410 $10.48 $21,800
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,410 $9.89 $20,560
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,400 $9.44 $19,630
Salt Lake City, UT 1,300 $9.12 $18,970
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA 1,300 $10.82 $22,510
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,290 $11.59 $24,110
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN 1,240 $9.67 $20,120
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA 1,190 $9.28 $19,310
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 1,160 $9.51 $19,790
Columbus, OH 1,150 $9.90 $20,600
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,140 $8.77 $18,230
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division 1,130 $10.44 $21,710
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC 1,130 $9.51 $19,790
Oklahoma City, OK 1,090 $8.99 $18,690
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR 1,060 $7.83 $16,280
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 1,020 $10.42 $21,670
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 1,010 $10.90 $22,680
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,010 $9.68 $20,130
Austin-Round Rock, TX 960 $8.70 $18,100
Richmond, VA 960 $10.14 $21,090
Tucson, AZ 960 $11.88 $24,710
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN 880 $10.06 $20,920
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 860 $9.58 $19,930
Baton Rouge, LA 850 $7.54 $15,680
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 820 $10.25 $21,320
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 820 $10.11 $21,020
Jacksonville, FL 780 $9.41 $19,580
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 750 $9.76 $20,300
Tulsa, OK 740 $8.40 $17,470
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 710 $11.81 $24,560
Albuquerque, NM 710 $8.77 $18,230
Rochester, NY 710 $11.03 $22,950
Raleigh-Cary, NC 690 $9.30 $19,340
Toledo, OH 670 $10.04 $20,890
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 670 $10.98 $22,830
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 650 $8.91 $18,540
Roanoke, VA 620 $9.13 $19,000
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 610 $11.97 $24,900
Syracuse, NY 590 $8.83 $18,370
Honolulu, HI 590 $12.11 $25,190
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 580 $10.05 $20,910
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 580 $7.80 $16,220
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 580 $8.95 $18,610
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 570 $11.08 $23,050
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 560 $9.93 $20,650
Columbia, SC 550 $8.53 $17,740
Rockford, IL 550 $9.06 $18,840
Dayton, OH 540 $9.36 $19,470
Worcester, MA-CT 530 $14.39 $29,920
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division 530 $9.72 $20,220
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 520 $11.26 $23,420
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 520 $10.26 $21,350
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 500 $9.86 $20,510
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 490 $9.81 $20,400
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 490 $8.73 $18,170
Springfield, MA-CT 490 $10.38 $21,600
Greenville, SC 480 $8.97 $18,660
Fresno, CA 480 $9.60 $19,970
Colorado Springs, CO 470 $10.81 $22,480
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 460 $10.97 $22,810
Reno-Sparks, NV 450 $9.10 $18,940
Durham, NC 450 $9.01 $18,740
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL 450 $9.69 $20,150
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division 450 $9.24 $19,210
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 440 $9.62 $20,010
Peoria, IL 440 $9.20 $19,130
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 420 $8.93 $18,570
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 410 $10.31 $21,440
Asheville, NC 410 $8.81 $18,320
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 410 $9.95 $20,690
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 400 $11.78 $24,500
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 400 $7.88 $16,390
Greensboro-High Point, NC 400 $8.85 $18,400
Lexington-Fayette, KY 400 $8.93 $18,580
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 380 $9.36 $19,470
Madison, WI 380 $10.56 $21,970
Wichita, KS 370 $8.62 $17,940
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 360 $10.73 $22,310
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 360 $10.84 $22,550
Amarillo, TX 350 $8.16 $16,970
Springfield, MO 350 $8.54 $17,760
Jackson, MS 350 $8.99 $18,690
Akron, OH 340 $9.19 $19,120
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 340 $9.46 $19,670
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 340 $7.28 $15,130
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 330 $10.37 $21,570
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME 330 $10.20 $21,210
Tallahassee, FL 320 $8.54 $17,750
New Haven, CT 320 $12.36 $25,710
Evansville, IN-KY 320 $9.17 $19,070
Fort Wayne, IN 310 $9.44 $19,640
Lakeland, FL 310 $9.74 $20,250
St. Cloud, MN 300 $11.03 $22,940
Fayetteville, NC 300 $8.33 $17,320
Spokane, WA 290 $10.54 $21,930
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 290 $7.17 $14,920
Canton-Massillon, OH 280 $9.61 $19,980
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 280 $11.23 $23,360
York-Hanover, PA 280 $10.01 $20,820
Savannah, GA 280 $9.04 $18,800
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 280 $8.65 $17,990
Lancaster, PA 270 $9.86 $20,510
Salinas, CA 270 $11.38 $23,660
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 270 $9.26 $19,260
Reading, PA 270 $10.63 $22,100
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 270 $10.87 $22,600
Corpus Christi, TX 270 $7.67 $15,950
El Paso, TX 260 $7.53 $15,650
Eugene-Springfield, OR 260 $9.58 $19,930
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 260 $8.76 $18,230
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 260 $9.45 $19,660
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 260 $8.85 $18,420
Huntsville, AL 260 $8.33 $17,330
Sioux Falls, SD 260 $10.05 $20,900
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 260 $9.63 $20,030
New Bedford, MA 250 $9.44 $19,630
Barnstable Town, MA 250 $12.36 $25,720
Columbus, GA-AL 250 $7.69 $15,990
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 240 $13.01 $27,060
Lynchburg, VA 240 $8.97 $18,660
Utica-Rome, NY 240 $9.07 $18,870
Lafayette, LA 240 $8.04 $16,730
Duluth, MN-WI 240 $11.91 $24,760
Gainesville, FL 240 $9.66 $20,080
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA 240 $10.38 $21,600
Rochester, MN 230 $13.22 $27,500
Boulder, CO 230 $9.28 $19,310
Columbia, MO 230 $8.87 $18,450
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 230 $10.79 $22,450
Tyler, TX 230 $7.68 $15,980
Binghamton, NY 220 $10.41 $21,650
Green Bay, WI 220 $10.17 $21,150
Fort Smith, AR-OK 220 $8.40 $17,470
Atlantic City, NJ 220 $9.32 $19,390
Erie, PA 220 $9.62 $20,000
Wilmington, NC 220 $8.70 $18,090
Grand Junction, CO 220 $8.21 $17,070
Kingston, NY 210 $11.81 $24,560
Naples-Marco Island, FL 210 $10.12 $21,060
Winston-Salem, NC 210 $9.58 $19,930
Cedar Rapids, IA 210 $10.26 $21,330
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 210 $9.05 $18,820
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 210 $9.15 $19,020
Trenton-Ewing, NJ 210 $10.09 $20,980
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 210 $7.86 $16,340
Knoxville, TN 210 $8.67 $18,040
Tuscaloosa, AL 200 $9.11 $18,950
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 200 $12.35 $25,690
Lubbock, TX 200 $8.69 $18,080
Rapid City, SD 200 $9.08 $18,880
Mobile, AL 200 $9.02 $18,760
Flint, MI 200 $9.99 $20,780
Abilene, TX 200 $7.56 $15,720
Anderson, SC 200 $8.04 $16,720
Springfield, IL 200 $10.34 $21,500
Midland, TX 190 $8.76 $18,220
Lincoln, NE 190 $9.23 $19,200
Ocala, FL 190 $8.81 $18,330
Terre Haute, IN 190 $9.19 $19,110
Wichita Falls, TX 190 $8.27 $17,200
Chattanooga, TN-GA 190 $10.15 $21,110
Bloomington-Normal, IL 190 $9.67 $20,110
Flagstaff, AZ 190 $9.28 $19,300
Modesto, CA 180 $9.09 $18,900
Charlottesville, VA 180 $9.36 $19,470
State College, PA 180 $10.59 $22,020
Carson City, NV 180 $9.40 $19,540
Macon, GA 180 $7.36 $15,300
St. George, UT 170 $8.94 $18,600
Manchester, NH 170 $11.05 $22,990
Athens-Clarke County, GA 170 $8.63 $17,940
Alexandria, LA 170 $8.49 $17,660
Lake Charles, LA 170 $7.36 $15,300
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 170 $9.41 $19,580
Jackson, MI 170 $9.71 $20,190
Charleston, WV 170 $8.42 $17,510
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 160 $8.57 $17,830
Odessa, TX 160 $8.73 $18,160
Anchorage, AK 160 $12.90 $26,840
Florence, SC 160 $7.68 $15,970
Appleton, WI 160 $9.10 $18,930
Eau Claire, WI 160 $9.90 $20,580
Ann Arbor, MI 160 $11.46 $23,840
Provo-Orem, UT 160 $9.06 $18,840
Spartanburg, SC 160 $9.03 $18,780
Montgomery, AL 160 $8.23 $17,130
Topeka, KS 160 $10.10 $21,010
Bakersfield, CA 150 $9.84 $20,460
Sumter, SC 150 $9.02 $18,770
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 150 $7.68 $15,970
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI 150 $10.27 $21,360
Owensboro, KY 150 $9.73 $20,240
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 150 $10.28 $21,390
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 150 $11.50 $23,910
Albany, GA 150 $7.73 $16,090
Danbury, CT 150 $11.89 $24,740
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 150 $10.40 $21,630
Jackson, TN 150 $9.46 $19,670
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 140 $7.81 $16,240
Monroe, LA 140 $8.21 $17,070
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 140 $10.63 $22,120
Bend, OR 140 $10.18 $21,180
Lima, OH 140 $8.80 $18,300
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 140 $9.73 $20,230
Santa Fe, NM 140 $10.62 $22,100
Waterbury, CT 140 $11.56 $24,040
Bloomington, IN 140 $10.02 $20,840
Prescott, AZ 140 $9.20 $19,140
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 140 $9.20 $19,140
Elizabethtown, KY 140 $10.26 $21,340
Ocean City, NJ 130 $11.20 $23,300
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH 130 $8.54 $17,770
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 130 $8.66 $18,020
Decatur, IL 130 $10.69 $22,230
Dubuque, IA 130 $9.29 $19,330
Medford, OR 130 $9.79 $20,360
Wheeling, WV-OH 130 $8.21 $17,070
Jonesboro, AR 130 $8.80 $18,300
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 130 $9.73 $20,230
Napa, CA 130 $10.95 $22,770
Victoria, TX 120 $7.90 $16,440
Clarksville, TN-KY 120 $7.87 $16,360
Glens Falls, NY 120 $10.11 $21,020
Bangor, ME 120 $10.42 $21,670
Morgantown, WV 120 $10.20 $21,210
Cumberland, MD-WV 120 $9.40 $19,560
Lawton, OK 120 $7.31 $15,200
Hot Springs, AR 120 $8.57 $17,820
Brunswick, GA 120 $8.80 $18,300
Chico, CA 120 $9.49 $19,730
Yakima, WA 120 $11.27 $23,430
Holland-Grand Haven, MI 120 $10.21 $21,240
Pittsfield, MA 120 $10.18 $21,170
Champaign-Urbana, IL 120 $9.28 $19,300
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 110 $9.92 $20,640
Salem, OR 110 $9.70 $20,170
Anniston-Oxford, AL 110 $8.71 $18,120
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 110 $7.83 $16,290
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 110 $11.23 $23,350
Bowling Green, KY 110 $8.24 $17,130
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 110 $9.44 $19,630
Pascagoula, MS 110 $7.85 $16,330
San Angelo, TX 110 $8.35 $17,370
Altoona, PA 110 $10.72 $22,290
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 110 $7.46 $15,510
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 110 $11.28 $23,460
Springfield, OH 100 $9.23 $19,200
Pine Bluff, AR 100 $8.05 $16,740
Portsmouth, NH-ME 100 $10.03 $20,870
La Crosse, WI-MN 100 $9.94 $20,670
Farmington, NM 100 $7.98 $16,590
Longview, TX 100 $7.46 $15,520
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 100 $8.60 $17,890
College Station-Bryan, TX 100 $8.14 $16,930
Muncie, IN 100 $8.56 $17,800
Ithaca, NY 100 $9.86 $20,500
Casper, WY 100 $9.56 $19,870
Warner Robins, GA 90 $8.36 $17,390
Battle Creek, MI 90 $9.94 $20,680
Lafayette, IN 90 $9.72 $20,230
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 90 $7.18 $14,940
Dothan, AL 90 $8.55 $17,770
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 90 $8.79 $18,290
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 90 $10.91 $22,690
Joplin, MO 90 $8.66 $18,020
Jefferson City, MO 90 $7.97 $16,580
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 90 $10.17 $21,160
Hattiesburg, MS 90 $8.65 $17,990
Johnstown, PA 80 $9.80 $20,380
Greeley, CO 80 $9.79 $20,360
Coeur d'Alene, ID 80 $9.93 $20,650
Pueblo, CO 80 $8.81 $18,330
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 80 $11.31 $23,520
Missoula, MT 80 $8.31 $17,280
Valdosta, GA 80 $7.26 $15,090
Mansfield, OH 80 $8.44 $17,560
Dalton, GA 80 $8.53 $17,740
Winchester, VA-WV 70 $9.74 $20,250
Gainesville, GA 70 $9.12 $18,960
Iowa City, IA 70 $10.73 $22,330
Pocatello, ID 70 $10.02 $20,830
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 70 $11.59 $24,110
Anderson, IN 70 $9.46 $19,670
Laredo, TX 70 $8.48 $17,640
Kokomo, IN 70 $8.73 $18,160
Johnson City, TN 70 $10.59 $22,030
Decatur, AL 70 $8.37 $17,420
Sandusky, OH 70 $9.40 $19,540
Cheyenne, WY 70 $8.53 $17,730
Sheboygan, WI 70 $9.55 $19,870
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 70 $9.18 $19,090
Visalia-Porterville, CA 70 $8.92 $18,560
Williamsport, PA 70 $10.23 $21,290
Harrisonburg, VA 70 $8.57 $17,830
Monroe, MI 60 $10.53 $21,890
Redding, CA 60 $9.89 $20,580
Olympia, WA 60 $10.60 $22,050
Rocky Mount, NC 60 $7.69 $15,990
Punta Gorda, FL 60 $8.41 $17,500
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 60 $10.28 $21,380
Morristown, TN 60 $8.84 $18,400
Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division 60 $10.54 $21,920
Grand Forks, ND-MN 60 $9.62 $20,000
Bay City, MI 50 $9.68 $20,130
Yuma, AZ 50 $8.40 $17,480
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 50 $9.36 $19,470
Elmira, NY 50 $9.19 $19,110
St. Joseph, MO-KS 50 $8.16 $16,970
Sherman-Denison, TX 50 $7.36 $15,310
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 50 $9.78 $20,340
Danville, VA 50 $8.17 $17,000
Lewiston, ID-WA 50 $8.75 $18,190
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 50 $8.52 $17,730
Mayaguez, PR 50 $6.92 $14,400
Ponce, PR 50 $7.66 $15,920
Salisbury, MD 50 $9.45 $19,660
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 50 $11.14 $23,170
Bellingham, WA 40 $10.30 $21,410
Racine, WI 40 $12.52 $26,040
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 40 $10.32 $21,470
Jacksonville, NC 40 $8.38 $17,430
Cleveland, TN 40 $8.29 $17,250
Fairbanks, AK 40 $11.92 $24,800
Fond du Lac, WI 40 $9.82 $20,420
Goldsboro, NC 40 $10.26 $21,340
Idaho Falls, ID 40 $9.07 $18,870
Yuba City, CA 30 $9.98 $20,750
Auburn-Opelika, AL 30 $8.19 $17,040
Janesville, WI 30 $9.56 $19,890
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Not available $10.27 $21,350
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL Not available $9.30 $19,350
Billings, MT Not available $12.05 $25,070
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN Not available $9.56 $19,890
Great Falls, MT Not available $8.89 $18,500
Dover, DE Not available $9.12 $18,980
Waco, TX Not available $8.46 $17,600
Bismarck, ND Not available $9.02 $18,750
Fargo, ND-MN Not available $10.47 $21,790
Kankakee-Bradley, IL Not available $8.61 $17,910
Burlington, NC Not available $8.71 $18,130
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division Not available $12.71 $26,430
Gadsden, AL Not available $8.24 $17,130
Columbus, IN Not available $7.06 $14,690
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