How to become a laundry or Dry cleaning worker
Official title: Laundry/Dry cleaning worker (machine, non-household)
Also called: Dry cleaning machine operator, Dry cleaning machine operator (non-household), Drying tumbler operator, Laundering machine operator, Laundering machine operator (non-household), Laundry press machine operator, Laundry service pressing machine operator, Laundry press machine operator
Laundry/Dry cleaning worker (machine, non-household) operates and monitors machines that use chemicals to wash or dry-clean articles such as cloth and leather garments, linens, drapes or carpets, ensuring the colour and texture of these articles are being maintained. He/she sorts the articles received from clients by fabric type and determines the cleaning technique to be applied.
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- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- 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