Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary by state
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials is a professional role in the Production job family, focused on Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materialss do
Typical education: Less than a High School Diploma
Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.
Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
Top skills:Operation and ControlTime ManagementOperations MonitoringCritical ThinkingMonitoringTroubleshooting
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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary by industry
Other Services (except Public Administration)
23,430 workers
$35,500
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
1,650 workers
$38,500
Sectors 44 and 45 – Retail Trade
280 workers
$34,500
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
190 workers
$37,500
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
190 workers
$35,000
Wholesale Trade
180 workers
$36,500
Accommodation and Food Services
50 workers
$58,000
Sectors 48 and 49 – Transportation and Warehousing$37,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pays 35% below the average across 105 roles in the Production job family (family average $55,000).
