The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.
Employment
Major employers:
- Laundry and dry cleaning companies
- Apparel manufacturing companies
- Textile mills
Outlook
Job growth for this career is declining. Demand for clothes pressers in the laundry industry will increase. In contrast, employment in the garment industry will decline due to increased garment production overseas. Automation also makes workers more productive, so fewer workers are needed.
Some job openings will occur as current workers retire, transfer to other careers, or leave the career for other reasons.
Clothes Pressers (CIS 100273)
| Location | Employment | & | Growth | >>>> | Annual openings | |
| This occupation |
All occupations |
|||||
| Illinois |
979 Small |
& |
-13.6% |
8.2% |
>>>> |
82 Very few |
| Champaign Area |
29 Very small |
& |
0.0% |
5.2% |
>>>> |
3 Very few |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area |
9 Very small |
& |
-11.1% |
2.9% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| Cook County |
472 Small |
& |
-10.0% |
9.2% |
>>>> |
42 Very few |
| Decatur Area |
12 Very small |
& |
-50.0% |
3.8% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area |
58 Very small |
& |
-13.8% |
10.3% |
>>>> |
4 Very few |
| Du Page County |
95 Very small |
& |
-18.9% |
8.8% |
>>>> |
7 Very few |
| Edwardsville Area |
24 Very small |
& |
-16.7% |
12.4% |
>>>> |
2 Very few |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area |
5 Very small |
& |
20.0% |
-0.2% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area |
15 Very small |
& |
-53.3% |
6.0% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| Lake County |
52 Very small |
& |
-7.7% |
11.7% |
>>>> |
5 Very few |
| McHenry County |
21 Very small |
& |
-28.6% |
7.6% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area |
10 Very small |
& |
-20.0% |
4.4% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| Northwest Illinois Area |
13 Very small |
& |
-23.1% |
4.3% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area |
19 Very small |
& |
5.3% |
4.5% |
>>>> |
2 Very few |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area |
9 Very small |
& |
-22.2% |
3.5% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| Rock Island-Moline Area |
13 Very small |
& |
-23.1% |
5.6% |
>>>> |
1 Very few |
| Rockford Area |
22 Very small |
& |
-22.7% |
6.6% |
>>>> |
2 Very few |
| Shawnee National Forest Area |
9 Very small |
& |
-22.2% |
1.1% |
>>>> |
0 None |
| Springfield Area |
18 Very small |
& |
-22.2% |
4.6% |
>>>> |
2 Very few |
| St Louis-Belleville Area |
16 Very small |
& |
-31.3% |
0.9% |
>>>> |
2 Very few |
| Will County |
60 Very small |
& |
-10.0% |
14.9% |
>>>> |
4 Very few |
| United States |
29,300 Small |
& |
-11.9% |
4.0% |
>>>> |
2,900 Very few |