What You'll Do

  • Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.
  • 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.
  • Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.
  • Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
  • Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.
  • Mix and add detergents, dyes, bleaches, starches, and other solutions and chemicals to clean, color, dry, or stiffen articles.
  • Clean machine filters, and lubricate equipment.
  • Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.
  • Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.
  • Inspect soiled articles to determine sources of stains, to locate color imperfections, and to identify items requiring special treatment.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.0/5
Monitoring 3.0/5
Speaking 2.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.88/5
Operations Monitoring 2.88/5
Time Management 2.88/5
Reading Comprehension 2.75/5
Critical Thinking 2.75/5
Operation and Control 2.75/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.75/5
Active Learning 2.62/5
Coordination 2.5/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.

Common styles

Independence, Attention to Detail, Integrity, Dependability, Cooperation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.25/5
Oral Comprehension 3.0/5
Oral Expression 3.0/5
Manual Dexterity 3.0/5
Control Precision 3.0/5
Near Vision 3.0/5
Speech Recognition 3.0/5
Problem Sensitivity 2.88/5

Technologies & Tools

Cents Curbside Laundries Wash and Fold POS Software Email software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Property management system PMS software Sales processing software Wash-Dry-Fold POS Web browser software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Independence (High importance: 4.07/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 3.94/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.92/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 3.89/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 3.85/5)

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How to Become One

Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for this career. Training is provided on the job.

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