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Highest Paying Industries for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

The top 100 highest paying industries for laundry and dry-cleaning workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $35,020, state government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for laundry and dry-cleaning workers. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $33,560). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,020	$19,430	1,670
2	Federal government, including USPS	$33,560	$25,320	1,080
3	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$33,560	$25,320	1,080
4	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$33,530	$18,810	40
5	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$30,140	$19,140	4,260
6	Federal, State, and Local Government	$30,140	$19,140	4,260
7	State government, including schools and hospitals	$30,130	$18,500	2,470
8	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$29,990	$17,930	270
9	Home Furnishings Stores	$29,250	$21,400	n/a
10	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$29,250	$21,400	n/a
11	Offices of Physicians	$26,610	$18,080	170
12	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$26,560	$17,870	7,180
13	Retail Trade	$25,540	$17,570	280
14	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$25,500	$17,670	1,510
15	Civic and Social Organizations	$25,420	$17,580	100
16	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$25,380	$18,520	240
17	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$25,310	$17,900	50
18	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$25,060	$18,780	90
19	Wholesale Trade	$24,910	$17,920	n/a
20	Repair and Maintenance	$24,730	$19,350	70
21	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$24,610	$18,680	260
22	Hospitals - State government owned	$24,590	$17,260	500
23	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$24,520	$18,190	270
24	Hospitals - Privately owned	$24,350	$18,130	7,960
25	Construction	$24,350	$18,570	150
26	Food Manufacturing	$24,320	$18,160	310
27	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$24,310	$18,120	7,680
28	Specialty Trade Contractors	$24,180	$20,450	100
29	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$24,080	$17,880	9,950
30	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$24,070	$17,900	9,430
31	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$24,030	$17,010	250
32	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$24,010	$17,100	340
33	Educational Services - State government owned	$23,890	$16,850	290
34	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$23,610	$17,910	560
35	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$23,590	$16,860	250
36	Educational Services - Privately owned	$23,310	$17,320	170
37	Educational Services	$23,150	$17,060	550
38	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$23,140	$17,260	3,630
39	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$23,080	$17,480	220
40	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$22,760	$16,760	210
41	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$22,690	$18,660	100
42	Hospitals - Local government owned	$22,590	$17,100	1,490
43	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$22,570	$17,100	1,480
44	Other Support Services	$22,520	$18,420	n/a
45	Outpatient Care Centers	$22,450	$17,760	200
46	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$22,250	$19,490	30
47	General Rental Centers	$22,200	$17,210	180
48	Casino Hotels	$22,090	$17,220	1,260
49	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$22,020	$18,730	50
50	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$21,990	$17,080	30
51	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$21,960	$16,890	160
52	Special Food Services	$21,900	$17,650	180
53	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$21,790	$19,300	40
54	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$21,710	$17,270	280
55	Manufacturing	$21,600	$17,640	1,260
56	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$21,580	$16,700	80
57	Home Health Care Services	$21,570	$17,160	70
58	Educational Services - Local government owned	$21,560	$17,380	90
59	Health Care and Social Assistance	$21,450	$17,040	43,380
60	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$21,420	$17,210	120
61	Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing	$21,370	$16,300	40
62	Food Services and Drinking Places	$21,250	$17,460	290
63	Other Residential Care Facilities	$21,230	$16,860	100
64	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$21,160	$17,060	5,480
65	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$21,090	$17,360	40
66	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$21,060	$16,870	40
67	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$21,050	$17,030	620
68	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$20,940	$16,980	500
69	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$20,680	$16,910	32,240
70	Lessors of Real Estate	$20,660	$17,050	100
71	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$20,650	$16,840	4,630
72	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$20,630	$16,930	60
73	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$20,540	$16,880	26,040
74	Accommodation and Food Services	$20,380	$16,810	30,630
75	Traveler Accommodation	$20,360	$16,800	30,240
76	Accommodation	$20,360	$16,800	30,340
77	Rental and Leasing Services	$20,110	$16,980	1,610
78	Apparel Manufacturing	$20,050	$17,720	490
79	Gambling Industries	$20,010	$16,810	450
80	Individual and Family Services	$19,980	$16,510	240
81	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$19,860	$17,750	380
82	Consumer Goods Rental	$19,830	$16,990	1,390
83	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$19,780	$16,870	106,440
84	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$19,780	$16,880	106,980
85	Personal and Laundry Services	$19,770	$16,870	106,690
86	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$19,700	$16,680	7,390
87	Full-Service Restaurants	$19,650	$17,480	100
88	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$19,590	$17,370	110
89	Facilities Support Services	$19,510	$16,210	n/a
90	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$19,500	$16,970	2,180
91	Rooming and Boarding Houses	$19,460	$17,240	60
92	Activities Related to Real Estate	$19,330	$16,780	260
93	Social Assistance	$19,310	$16,430	620
94	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$19,160	$17,520	100
95	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$19,140	$17,030	n/a
96	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$19,060	$16,950	1,680
97	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$19,040	$16,960	1,630
98	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$19,030	$16,390	370
99	Employment Services	$18,990	$16,410	1,970
100	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$18,910	$16,250	170