51-6021.00

Pressers, Textile, Garment, & Related Materials

Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

Career Cluster:Advanced Manufacturing
Job Family:Production
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Industry:Other Services (Except Public Administration)
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Key Tasks

  • Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
  • Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
  • Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.
  • Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
  • Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
  • Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
  • Finish fancy garments such as evening gowns and costumes, using hand irons to produce high quality finishes.
  • Identify and treat spots on garments.
  • Shrink, stretch, or block articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.
  • Push and pull irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.
  • Finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry-cleaned and laundered articles, using hand irons.
  • Select appropriate pressing machines, based on garment properties such as heat tolerance.
  • Slide material back and forth over heated, metal, ball-shaped forms to smooth and press portions of garments that cannot be satisfactorily pressed with flat pressers or hand irons.
  • Use covering cloths to prevent equipment from damaging delicate fabrics.
  • Spray water over fabric to soften fibers when not using steam irons.
  • Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as tape measures and micrometers.
  • Position materials such as cloth garments, felt, or straw on tables, dies, or feeding mechanisms of pressing machines, or on ironing boards or work tables.
  • Moisten materials to soften and smooth them.
  • Finish velvet garments by steaming them on bucks of hot-head presses or steam tables, and brushing pile (nap) with handbrushes.
  • Measure fabric to specifications, cut uneven edges with shears, fold material, and press it with an iron to form a heading.
  • Clean and maintain pressing machines, using cleaning solutions and lubricants.
  • Press ties on small pressing machines.
  • Block or shape knitted garments after cleaning.
  • Activate and adjust machine controls to regulate temperature and pressure of rollers, ironing shoes, or plates, according to specifications.
  • Insert heated metal forms into ties and touch up rough places with hand irons.
  • Brush materials made of suede, leather, or felt to remove spots or to raise and smooth naps.
  • Sew ends of new material to leaders or to ends of material in pressing machines, using sewing machines.
  • Select, install, and adjust machine components, including pressing forms, rollers, and guides, using hoists and hand tools.

Skills

Operation and Control
50%
Time Management
38%
Operations Monitoring
38%
Critical Thinking
38%
Monitoring
35%
Troubleshooting
31%
Complex Problem Solving
31%
Equipment Maintenance
31%
Speaking
28%
Active Learning
28%
Quality Control Analysis
28%
Judgment and Decision Making
28%
Coordination
25%
Reading Comprehension
25%
Social Perceptiveness
25%
Equipment Selection
25%
Active Listening
25%
Service Orientation
22%
Systems Evaluation
22%
Repairing
19%
Persuasion
19%
Writing
19%
Negotiation
19%
Learning Strategies
19%
Mathematics
16%
Systems Analysis
16%
Operations Analysis
13%
Management of Material Resources
13%
Management of Personnel Resources
13%
Management of Financial Resources
13%
Technology Design
13%
Installation
6%
Instructing
6%
Programming
0%
Science
0%

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
65%
Production and Processing
57%
English Language
48%
Public Safety and Security
47%
Education and Training
40%
Administration and Management
38%
Sales and Marketing
37%
Mathematics
35%
Personnel and Human Resources
34%
Transportation
33%
Mechanical
30%
Computers and Electronics
27%
Administrative
25%
Communications and Media
20%
Law and Government
20%
Engineering and Technology
19%
Therapy and Counseling
17%
Physics
17%
Chemistry
15%
Foreign Language
14%
Economics and Accounting
14%
Building and Construction
14%
Sociology and Anthropology
11%
Psychology
11%
Food Production
11%
History and Archeology
10%
Medicine and Dentistry
10%
Fine Arts
7%
Geography
7%
Philosophy and Theology
5%
Telecommunications
5%
Design
2%
Biology
0%

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Abilities

Manual Dexterity
66%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
60%
Near Vision
56%
Control Precision
56%
Finger Dexterity
53%
Multilimb Coordination
53%
Trunk Strength
50%
Reaction Time
50%
Extent Flexibility
47%
Rate Control
47%
Dynamic Strength
44%
Problem Sensitivity
41%
Stamina
41%
Far Vision
38%
Deductive Reasoning
38%
Static Strength
38%
Oral Comprehension
38%
Information Ordering
38%
Selective Attention
38%
Depth Perception
35%
Inductive Reasoning
35%
Speed of Limb Movement
35%
Category Flexibility
31%
Oral Expression
31%
Speech Recognition
31%
Wrist-Finger Speed
31%
Response Orientation
31%
Perceptual Speed
31%
Visual Color Discrimination
31%
Hearing Sensitivity
28%
Visualization
28%
Auditory Attention
28%
Flexibility of Closure
28%
Gross Body Coordination
28%
Speech Clarity
25%
Fluency of Ideas
25%
Written Expression
22%
Written Comprehension
22%
Gross Body Equilibrium
22%
Speed of Closure
22%
Memorization
22%
Originality
22%
Mathematical Reasoning
16%
Explosive Strength
16%
Time Sharing
16%
Dynamic Flexibility
16%
Number Facility
16%
Night Vision
0%
Sound Localization
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Spatial Orientation
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%

Work Activities

Controlling Machines and Processes
73%
Handling and Moving Objects
70%
Performing General Physical Activities
70%
Getting Information
64%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
59%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
58%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
56%
Scheduling Work and Activities
51%
Assisting and Caring for Others
50%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
46%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
46%
Thinking Creatively
44%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
44%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
43%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
43%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
42%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
40%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
39%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
39%
Processing Information
38%
Coaching and Developing Others
36%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
36%
Training and Teaching Others
35%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
33%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
32%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
32%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
31%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
30%
Documenting/Recording Information
30%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
29%
Analyzing Data or Information
29%
Developing and Building Teams
29%
Working with Computers
27%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
27%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
24%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
23%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
21%
Selling or Influencing Others
19%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
12%
Staffing Organizational Units
8%
Performing Administrative Activities
6%

Work Context

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

82%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

81%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

80%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

77%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

77%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

74%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

74%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

69%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

67%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

62%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

61%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

61%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

60%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

58%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

51%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

48%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

46%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

46%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

46%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

44%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

42%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

41%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

40%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

40%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

39%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

39%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

37%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

35%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

33%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

31%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

29%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

27%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

26%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

23%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

23%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

22%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

20%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

19%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

17%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

15%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

14%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

13%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

12%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

12%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

12%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

11%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

9%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

7%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

7%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

5%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

4%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

4%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

4%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

4%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

4%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

0%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

0%

Education

Less than high school diploma

59%

High school diploma or equivalent

26%

Doctoral degree

14%

Interests

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

86

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

45

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

26

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

7

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

2

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

0

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
71%
Dependability
60%
Cautiousness
37%
Integrity
20%
Perseverance
18%
Stress Tolerance
17%
Achievement Orientation
11%
Self-Control
5%
Self-Confidence
1%
Sincerity
1%
Initiative
0%

Work Values

Relationships
56%
Support
45%
Achievement
11%
Independence
11%
Working Conditions
8%
Recognition
6%

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