Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Go Back to List Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

Technology used in this occupation:
	Electronic mail software

Tasks
	Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
	Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
	Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
	Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
	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.
	Select appropriate pressing machines, based on garment properties such as heat tolerance.
	Push and pull irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.
	Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
	Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.
	Finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry-cleaned and laundered articles, using hand irons.

Skills
	Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
	Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
	Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
	Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Knowledge
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
	Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $36,848.00 $17.71  $15.71  $16.63 - $18.64  Bridgeport/Stamford $37,676.00 $18.11  $15.89  $17.01 - $18.88  Hartford $36,641.00 $17.62  $15.78  $16.58 - $18.41  New Haven $37,397.00 $17.98  $16.21  $17.51 - $18.65  Waterbury $34,841.00 $16.75  $14.98  $15.58 - $17.69  Torrington $34,583.00 $16.62  $15.16  $15.16 - $17.41

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   79   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.

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