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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in New Mexico

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

-4% Jobs Projection

$20,250 Median Salary

170 Job Openings

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

Employment for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in New Mexico is expected to decrease.
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Work in New Mexico?

1,510 people worked as Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,290 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 4.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.2%.

New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 170 annual job openings, and 1,300 total jobs in 2026 for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in this state.

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

What do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers ranged from $16,980 to $28,930 with $20,250 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.17 to $13.91. The median hourly rate was $9.74.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.5 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.24.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico 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
Albuquerque, NM	530	$21,210
Santa Fe, NM	200	$21,300
Las Cruces, NM	120	$18,910

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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