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AI Work Index

Headline risk

4%

Very Low Risk

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

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United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

202.6 current · 213.5 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $34K

Median annual wage

Demand 5%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

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.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 33,800

Employment 2024

202.6K

Projected Change (2024–34)

5.4%

Openings (2024–34)

31.9K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 26,27025th pctl: USD 29,530Median: USD 33,80075th pctl: USD 36,760Top 10%: USD 42,370

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedInterpersonalAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. 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. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft WordCentsCurbside Laundries Wash and Fold POS Software

Requirements

Work context

Spend Time Standing 4.6/5
Health and Safety of Other Workers 4.3/5
Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions 4.1/5
Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment 4.1/5
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 4.1/5
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.0/5

Worker profile

Median age 46.4 · 137K employed

Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 60% · 55+: 29%

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