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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

SOC 51-6011.00

Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.

Zone 1 Production

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Active Listening

3.0

Monitoring

3.0

Speaking

2.9

Social Perceptiveness

2.9

Operation Monitoring

2.9

Time Management

2.9

Reading Comprehension

2.8

Critical Thinking

2.8

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service

3.2

Production and Processing

3.1

English Language

3.0

Public Safety and Security

2.9

Mathematics

2.8

Administration and Management

2.7

Chemistry

2.4

Law and Government

2.4

Key Tasks

1Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.

2Start 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.

3Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.

4Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.

5Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.