Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
What Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Do
Press or shape articles by hand or machine.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.6/5
- Production and Processingimportance 3.3/5
- English Languageimportance 2.9/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.9/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 2.6/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 2.5/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 2.5/5
- Mathematicsimportance 2.4/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Spend Time Standing4.3/5
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.2/5
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment4.2/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.1/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.1/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.0/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Pourers and Casters, Metal89% skill match
- Rock Splitters, Quarry89% skill match
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders88% skill match
- Dishwashers88% skill match
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers88% skill match
- Highway Maintenance Workers87% skill match
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers87% skill match
- Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers87% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Operation and Controlimportance 3.0/5
- Operations Monitoringimportance 2.5/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.5/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.3/5
- Equipment Maintenanceimportance 2.3/5
- Troubleshootingimportance 2.3/5
- Quality Control Analysisimportance 2.1/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.1/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
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Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Integrity
- Perseverance
- Stress Tolerance
- Achievement Orientation
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- RealisticHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- ArtisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
- SocialLow
- EnterprisingLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 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.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where pressers, textile, garment, and related materials make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT4.04× national avg
- 2Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV3.80× national avg
- 3Bowling Green, KY3.44× national avg
- 4Medford, OR3.36× national avg
- 5Salinas, CA2.76× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Machine Feeders and OffbearersCareer Change
- Shoe Machine Operators and TendersLateral Move
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticLateral Move
- Rock Splitters, QuarryCareer Change
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