How to hire pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
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Job description template
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[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons. • Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers. • Identify and treat spots on garments. • Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed. • Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles. • Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing. • Shrink, stretch, or block articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam. • Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: No formal educational credential] • Working knowledge of customer and personal service • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $16.85 an hour ($35,060 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to identify and treat spots on garments. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What pressers, textile, garment, and related materials do
- Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
- Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
- Identify and treat spots on garments.
- Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
- Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
- Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
- Shrink, stretch, or block articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.
- Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.
Education, experience and outlook for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
- Typical education to start: No formal educational credential (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 1 to 2 years (O*NET)
- Training on the job: Short-term on-the-job training (BLS)
- Job outlook: -15.7% over ten years, declining · about 2,200 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay pressers, textile, garment, and related materials
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| California | $39,300 |
| New Jersey | $37,920 |
| New York | $36,510 |
| Connecticut | $36,030 |
| Nevada | $35,560 |
| Pennsylvania | $29,880 |
| Texas | $29,680 |
| North Carolina | $29,300 |
See pressers, textile, garment, and related materials pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.