Operate and tend washing or drycleaning machines to clean or dryclean commercial, industrial, or household articles, such as suede, leather, and cloth garments, furs, blankets, draperies, fine linens, rugs, and carpets.
1992 employment: 162,000 Projected 1992-2005 employment change: Much faster than average
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