Careers · Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials · Kentucky
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials in Kentucky
Pressers use hand tools or machines to press, shape, and finish textile garments and related materials. They work in garment factories, dry cleaning facilities, and textile manufacturing plants, applying heat and pressure to remove wrinkles, set creases, or shape fabric and finished clothing items. In Kentucky the median pay is $31,200 a year, 11% below the national median of $35,060.
$31,200median pay in Kentucky, per year
$27,760–$34,720middle half earn
530employed in Kentucky
$35,060U.S. median, for comparison
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against pressers, textile, garment, and related materials and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against pressers, textile, garment, and related materials and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold no formal education requirement.
Skills that matter most
Operation and ControlCritical ThinkingOperations MonitoringTime Management
Knowledge areas
Customer and Personal ServiceProduction and ProcessingEnglish LanguagePublic Safety and SecurityEducation and TrainingAdministration and Management
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials.
Licenses and training in Kentucky
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay in other states
Illinois · $40,230California · $39,300New Hampshire · $38,540Colorado · $38,300Maine · $38,020New Jersey · $37,920Washington · $37,620Arizona · $36,870Oregon · $36,860New York · $36,510
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against pressers, textile, garment, and related materials and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against pressers, textile, garment, and related materials and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 51-6021.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky, annual.