Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Press or shape articles by hand or machine.
- Tasks
- 28 tasks20 core, 8 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-6021.00SOC 2018: 51-6021
What the work is made of
20 core tasks and 8 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.Core taskTask 14038Rated by 64 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 2. Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.Core taskTask 14035Rated by 65 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 3. Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.Core taskTask 14043Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 4. Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.Core taskTask 14037Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 5. Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.Core taskTask 14042Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 6. Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.Core taskTask 14036Rated by 64 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 7. Identify and treat spots on garments.Core taskTask 21026Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 8. Shrink, stretch, or block articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.Core taskTask 14051Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 9. Finish fancy garments such as evening gowns and costumes, using hand irons to produce high quality finishes.Core taskTask 14049Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 10. Push and pull irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.Core taskTask 14041Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 11. Finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry-cleaned and laundered articles, using hand irons.Core taskTask 14044Rated by 63 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 12. 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.Core taskTask 14039Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 13. Select appropriate pressing machines, based on garment properties such as heat tolerance.Core taskTask 14040Rated by 65 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 14. Spray water over fabric to soften fibers when not using steam irons.Core taskTask 14046Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 15. 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.Core taskTask 14045Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 16. Moisten materials to soften and smooth them.Core taskTask 14047Rated by 63 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 17. Clean and maintain pressing machines, using cleaning solutions and lubricants.Core taskTask 14052Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 18. Press ties on small pressing machines.Core taskTask 14057Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 19. Block or shape knitted garments after cleaning.Core taskTask 14053Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 20. Activate and adjust machine controls to regulate temperature and pressure of rollers, ironing shoes, or plates, according to specifications.Core taskTask 14050Rated by 63 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 21. Use covering cloths to prevent equipment from damaging delicate fabrics.Supplemental taskTask 14056Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 22. Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as tape measures and micrometers.Supplemental taskTask 14059Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 23. Finish velvet garments by steaming them on bucks of hot-head presses or steam tables, and brushing pile (nap) with handbrushes.Supplemental taskTask 14048Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 24. Measure fabric to specifications, cut uneven edges with shears, fold material, and press it with an iron to form a heading.Supplemental taskTask 14061Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 25. Insert heated metal forms into ties and touch up rough places with hand irons.Supplemental taskTask 14054Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 26. Brush materials made of suede, leather, or felt to remove spots or to raise and smooth naps.Supplemental taskTask 14055Rated by 62 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 27. Sew ends of new material to leaders or to ends of material in pressing machines, using sewing machines.Supplemental taskTask 14060Rated by 61 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 28. Select, install, and adjust machine components, including pressing forms, rollers, and guides, using hoists and hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 14058Rated by 60 people who do the job, July 2017
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-6021
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