Textile and Garment Pressers in North Carolina

Considering a career as a Textile or Garment Presser in North Carolina?

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

• Employment for Textile and Garment Pressers in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

• Textile and Garment Pressers in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Textile and Garment Pressers Work in North Carolina?

There were approximately 1,010 workers employed as Textile and Garment Pressers in this state in 2018.

There were 1,180 Textile and Garment Pressers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 170 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Textile and Garment Pressers in this state are declining at a rate of 11.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.7%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 180 annual Textile and Garment Pressers job openings in North Carolina, and 1,520 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Textile and Garment Pressers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Textile and Garment Pressers ranged from $16,500 to $29,620 with $20,650 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.93 to $14.24. The median hourly rate was $9.93.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.06 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.13.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	150	$25,590
Greensboro-High Point, NC	150	$19,590
Fayetteville, NC	90	$19,640
Winston-Salem, NC	80	$26,220
Burlington, NC	50	$21,510
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	40	$20,980

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

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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