Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing occupation series (code 7301).
The verdict
With 41 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of $71,113 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +2.5%
- Pay change
- -0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 15 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 3
FedScope read on Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing (thin series)
Headcount moved up versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. Pay moved down between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family (code 73) groups Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing together with 2 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family. The Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family totals 825 employees, and Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing accounts for 5.0% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$71,113
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-39.4%
Where Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing ranks on lean federal pay
Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing earns more on average than 27% of federal occupation series (148 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing.
Related Occupations in Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family
2 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laundry Working | 611 | $46,005 | 10 yrs |
| Laundry Machine Operating | 173 | $54,494 | 13.6 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing outside the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (41 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($71,113 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.