Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
SOC 51-6021 · 2024-2034
Press or shape articles by hand or machine.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -12.8%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $40,197per year
- Projected openings
- 3,890
- Projected change
- -12.8%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operation and Control
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Operations Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Equipment Maintenance
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $45,399 | 120 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $43,811 | 230 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $41,423 | 320 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $39,881 | 1,520 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $39,295 | 60 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $39,244 | 40 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $39,160 | 400 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $38,218 | 320 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $37,038 | 240 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $36,709 | 380 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $36,638 | 40 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $36,402 | 60 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $36,258 | 120 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 50 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $37,404
- A quarter earn under
- $38,581
- Half earn under
- $40,197
- Three quarters earn under
- $44,145
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $46,129
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewing Machine Operators | $38,806 | 12,670 | -23.8% |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | $38,652 | 36,380 | +8.5% |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $49,842 | 4,980 | -3.5% |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | $41,264 | 5,140 | -10.2% |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,162 | 3,280 | -6.3% |