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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Delaware

Want to work in Delaware as a Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker? Read this first!

1.4% Jobs Projection

$22,100 Median Salary

100 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Delaware are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Delaware is growing slower than average.
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Delaware earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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

In 2018, there were 630 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers working in the state.

There were 670 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 1.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.2%.

Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 100 annual job openings, and a total of 710 jobs for Delaware Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in 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 Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers ranged from $18,560 to $33,030 with $22,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.92 to $15.88. The median hourly rate was $10.63.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.05 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.58.

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

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Top Delaware 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
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	3,580	$23,520
Salisbury, MD-DE	210	$22,500
Dover, DE	170	$21,300

Top States for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Employment

View the list below to see 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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