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Textile and Garment Pressers in Alabama

Is Alabama a good place for you to work as a Textile or Garment Presser?

-7% Jobs Projection

$20,260 Median Salary

90 Job Openings

While jobs for Textile and Garment Pressers in Alabama are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Textile and Garment Pressers in Alabama is expected to decrease.
Textile and Garment Pressers in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Textile and Garment Pressers Work in Alabama?

In Alabama, there were 790 people working as Textile and Garment Pressers in the year 2018.

There were 730 Textile and Garment Pressers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 510 Textile and Garment Pressers working in it, which means Alabama has more Textile and Garment Pressers than average.

Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Textile and Garment Pressers in this state are declining at a rate of 6.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.7%.

Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 90 annual job openings, and a total of 690 jobs for Alabama Textile and Garment Pressers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,200 annual jobs and 42,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Textile and Garment Pressers Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Textile and Garment Pressers ranged from $16,860 to $25,290 with $20,260 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.11 to $12.16. The median hourly rate was $9.74.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.28 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.46.

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

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Top Alabama Metros for Textile and Garment Pressers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Textile and Garment Pressers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Mobile, AL	160	$20,110
Huntsville, AL	130	$19,310
Columbus, GA-AL	60	$18,280
Decatur, AL	40	$18,430

Top States for Textile and Garment Pressers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Textile and Garment Pressers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	6,390	$25,800
Texas	5,060	$20,820
Florida	2,920	$21,910
Pennsylvania	1,800	$22,200
New York	1,760	$25,020
Georgia	1,670	$19,110
Ohio	1,480	$23,120
Virginia	1,350	$20,050
North Carolina	1,010	$20,650
New Jersey	830	$23,280
South Carolina	800	$22,050
Alabama	790	$20,260
Washington	790	$28,940
Illinois	740	$22,070
Tennessee	730	$24,290
Michigan	670	$22,060
Arizona	660	$23,060
Massachusetts	660	$34,020
Mississippi	590	$20,640
Connecticut	570	$26,640

Below are the states where Textile and Garment Pressers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts	$34,020
Alaska	$29,250
Rhode Island	$29,090
Washington	$28,940
Minnesota	$27,920
Connecticut	$26,640
District of Columbia	$26,450
Montana	$26,000
Maine	$25,850
California	$25,800

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