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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Alabama

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Alabama

Is Alabama a good place for you to work as a Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker?

-0% Jobs Projection
$21,280 Median Salary
420 Job Openings

While jobs for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Alabama are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Alabama is expected to decrease.

  • Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Work in Alabama?

2,820 people worked as Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,030 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,040 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers working in it, which means Alabama has fewer Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 0.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.2%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 420 annual Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers job openings in Alabama, and 3,130 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 29,500 annual jobs and 219,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers ranged from $16,750 to $29,250 with $21,280 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.05 to $14.06. The median hourly rate was $10.23.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.66 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.57.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 690 $22,490
Montgomery, AL 350 $19,130
Huntsville, AL 200 $19,030
Tuscaloosa, AL 180 $24,220
Columbus, GA-AL 180 $18,940
Gadsden, AL 140 $19,200
Mobile, AL 130 $21,460
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 100 $19,650
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 70 $18,720
Dothan, AL 70 $21,210
Auburn-Opelika, AL 70 $19,170
Decatur, AL 40 $21,810

Top States for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 17,370 $26,140
Florida 16,810 $21,740
New York 15,980 $23,570
Texas 14,130 $21,400
Illinois 8,510 $23,040
New Jersey 7,760 $21,680
Ohio 7,750 $21,520
Pennsylvania 7,540 $23,480
Michigan 6,550 $23,650
Georgia 6,390 $20,000
Virginia 5,580 $20,460
North Carolina 5,510 $21,530
Tennessee 5,370 $21,060
Massachusetts 5,260 $26,360
Missouri 5,220 $20,880
Maryland 5,200 $22,620
Indiana 4,550 $21,890
Nevada 4,510 $23,280
Louisiana 4,260 $20,470
Arizona 4,220 $24,790

Below are the states where Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $38,550
Hawaii $30,500
Alaska $28,740
North Dakota $27,480
Minnesota $27,080
Washington $26,850
Massachusetts $26,360
California $26,140
Oregon $26,010
Rhode Island $25,070

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