Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
SOC Code: 51-6011
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workerss load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 77.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Monitoring, Operations Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 77.0 — High
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Median Salary
$33,800
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Job Growth
5.4%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Monitoring
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Time Management
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Judgment and Decision Making
- •Operation and Control
Common Tasks
- ✓Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.
- ✓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.
- ✓Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.
- ✓Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.
- ✓Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation