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Drycleaner

811512 · Medium Next-day ready
Career data Verified

Laundry workers and dry cleaners operate washing and drycleaning machines and equipment to clean clothes, sheets and similar items. They may iron or press items.

Most common salary $50k – $69k
Upper salary up to $87k
Training 0-1 year
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$51k – $79k
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Description

Cleans clothing, garments, upholstery and other fabrics using dry-cleaning agents and machines.

Typical work tasks

  • Sorts articles according to colour, condition and type of material and decides on type of treatment to be given; may make minor repairs such as replacing buttons; places articles in drum and fastens cover before operating valves to feed chemical solution into machine; operates controls to rotate drum or agitate contents, drains off solution after stopping machine; removes articles and packs them into hand truck; removes spots and stains by rubbing them with solvents; filters solution after use to make it fit for re-use; may do pressing using machine or heated flat iron; places articles on shelves or on hangers for delivery or collection; packages articles and prepares orders for dispatch.

Typical work environment

  • Works indoors in dry-cleaning outlets or factories.
  • Work areas will usually be adequately heated and ventilated.
  • Constantly handles dirty clothing and linen items and uses chemical cleaning products.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Light to medium physical demand
  • Constantly stands usually on concrete and walks about the factory floor to carry out sorting, racking and other tasks while various machines are completing their cycles.
  • Stretches up and across on an occasional basis when loading items into machines.
  • Squatting, crouching and/or kneeling movements are not a significant feature of the job.
  • Twisting of the body or neck is not required.
  • Employees constantly handle chemical products and dirty items, which may be hazardous.
  • Frequently lifts and carries quantities of clothing to and from cleaning and pressing machines.
  • Bends on a frequent basis usually when picking up items.
  • Repetitive use of hands/arms for carrying, lifting, folding and loading and unloading items is occasional.
  • Driving is not required unless a delivery service is required.
  • Uses a range of hand-held equipment and operates and maintains dry-cleaning machines and form finisher and spot cleans with a range of cleaning chemicals. May also operate retail and office equipment and serve customers.
  • Mental skills necessary include knowledge of garment care, practical and technical skills.
Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Nil entry requirements for drycleaner; chemical handling learned on the job.

Entry Requirements

  • Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.