How to become a hand launderer or presser

Official title: Hand launderer/presser (non-household)

Also called: Dry cleaning spotter, Fur cleaner, Fur ironer, Hand launderer (non-household), Hand presser (non-household), Hotel laundry worker, Launderer (excluding private service), Laundry and dry cleaning worker (manual, non-household), Laundry service checker, Laundry service ironer, Laundry service presser, Laundry service steam presser

Hand launderer/presser (non-household) washes, dry-cleans and irons clothing, bedding, upholstery and similar articles, using cleaning agents, steam irons, vacuum pressers, or hand pressers. He/she receives articles, marks them for identification and sorts soiled articles according to type and treatment to be given.

Main tasks

• Laundering and pressing linen, clothing, fabrics and similar articles by hand in a laundry or other establishment
• Cleaning, by hand and with chemical solutions, clothing, fabrics, leather goods and similar articles, in a dry-cleaning or other establishment
• Replacing buttons and making minor repairs
• Placing articles on shelves and hanging articles for delivery and collection

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $19,200 a year. The middle half earn $16,800 to $24,264 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How much does a hand launderer or presser earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $19,200 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $16,800 to $24,264.

Will AI change the work of a hand launderer or presser?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026