ANZSCO 811512

Drycleaners

Overview

EMPLOYED

1,700

PART-TIME SHARE

62%

FEMALE SHARE

59%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

N/A

MEDIAN AGE

51

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

N/A

About this data

Summary

Drycleaners clean clothing, garments, upholstery and other fabrics using dry-cleaning agents and machines.

Tasks

  • Sorts articles according to colour, condition and type of material and decides on type of treatment to be given
  • May make minor repairs such as replacing buttons
  • Places articles in drum and fastens cover before operating valves to feed chemical solution into machine
  • Operates controls to rotate drum or agitate contents, drains off solution after stopping machine
  • Removes articles and packs them into hand truck
  • Removes spots and stains by rubbing them with solvents
  • Filters solution after use to make it fit for re-use
  • May do pressing using machine or heated flat iron
  • Places articles on shelves or on hangers for delivery or collection
  • Packages articles and prepares orders for dispatch

ANZSCO Classification

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    Hours worked

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: those who were classified as "Employed, away from work" at the time of the 2021 Census (accounting for approx. 8% of total employment), have been excluded from the "Average full-time hours worked per week" denominator.
    Hours worked Drycleaners All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 38% 64%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 43 hours 44 hours

    Industries

    Drycleaners work in industries like:

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    35.3%

    Victoria

    30.2%

    Queensland

    12.6%

    South Australia

    7.0%

    Tasmania

    2.5%

    Northern Territory

    0.4%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.4%

    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age and Gender Drycleaners All Occupations
    Median age 51 years 40 years
    Female share of employment 59% 49%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Drycleaners
    15–19 5.2 2.7
    20–24 9.1 5.1
    25–34 22.7 9.8
    35–44 22.3 15.2
    45–54 20.4 25.6
    55–59 8.8 16.0
    60–64 6.5 14.4
    65 and Over 4.9 10.9

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study).
    Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
    Note: the sum of the educational attainment categories may not add up to 100% due to the exclusion of non-descriptive categories such as not stated responses.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Drycleaners
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 2.8
    Bachelor degree 23.2 10.1
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 8.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 15.6
    Year 12 15.9 25.6
    Year 11 4.0 6.5
    Year 10 and below 9.7 22.6
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