Press or shape articles by hand or machine.
- Blocker
- Bobbin Presser
- Brim Presser I
- Brim-and-Crown Presser
- Calender-Machine Operator
- Creaser
- Drapery-Head Former
- Fur Ironer
- Hat Blocker
- Hat-Lining Blocker
- Hydraulic-Press Operator
- Hydraulic-Press Operator
- Leather Finisher
- Mangler
- Molder
- Patching-Machine Operator
- Press Operator
- Press Operator
- Press Operator
- Presser, All-Around
- Presser, Automatic
- Presser, Buffing Wheel
- Presser, Form
- Presser, Hand
- Presser, Handkerchief
- Presser, Machine
- Seam Presser
- Shaper and Presser
- Shirt Presser
- Silk Finisher
- Steam-Press Tender
- Straw Hat Presser, Machine
- Straw-Hat-Plunger Operator
- Strip Presser
- Tie Presser
| 51-6011.00 |
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
| 51-6021.00 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials |
| 51-6031.00 |
Sewing Machine Operators |
| 51-6041.00 |
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers |
| 51-6042.00 |
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders |
| 51-6051.00 |
Sewers, Hand |
| 51-6052.00 |
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers |
| 51-6061.00 |
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders |
| 51-6062.00 |
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
| 51-6063.00 |
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
| 51-6064.00 |
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
| 51-6091.00 |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers |
| 51-6092.00 |
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers |
| 51-6093.00 |
Upholsterers |
| 51-6099.99 |
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other |
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- Activate and adjust machine controls to regulate temperature and pressure of rollers, ironing shoes, or plates, according to specifications.
- Block or shape knitted garments after cleaning.
- Brush materials made of suede, leather, or felt to remove spots or to raise and smooth naps.
- Clean and maintain pressing machines, using cleaning solutions and lubricants.
- Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using measuring devices such as tape measures and micrometers.
- Finish fancy garments such as evening gowns and costumes, using hand irons to produce high quality finishes.
- Finish pants, jackets, shirts, skirts and other dry-cleaned and laundered articles, using hand irons.
- Finish pleated garments, determining sizes of pleats from evidence of old pleats or from work orders, using machine presses or hand irons.
- Finish velvet garments by steaming them on bucks of hot-head presses or steam tables, and brushing pile (nap) with handbrushes.
- Hang, fold, package, and tag finished articles for delivery to customers.
- Insert heated metal forms into ties and touch up rough places with hand irons.
- Lower irons, rams, or pressing heads of machines into position over material to be pressed.
- Measure fabric to specifications, cut uneven edges with shears, fold material, and press it with an iron to form a heading.
- Moisten materials to soften and smooth them.
- Operate steam, hydraulic, or other pressing machines to remove wrinkles from garments and flatwork items, or to shape, form, or patch articles.
- 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.
- Press ties on small pressing machines.
- Push and pull irons over surfaces of articles to smooth or shape them.
- Remove finished pieces from pressing machines and hang or stack them for cooling, or forward them for additional processing.
- Select appropriate pressing machines, based on garment properties such as heat tolerance.
- Select, install, and adjust machine components, including pressing forms, rollers, and guides, using hoists and hand tools.
- Sew ends of new material to leaders or to ends of material in pressing machines, using sewing machines.
- Shrink, stretch, or block articles by hand to conform to original measurements, using forms, blocks, and steam.
- 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.
- Spray water over fabric to soften fibers when not using steam irons.
- Straighten, smooth, or shape materials to prepare them for pressing.
- Use covering cloths to prevent equipment from damaging delicate fabrics.
- adjust production equipment/machinery setup
- apply cleaning solvents
- attach or mark identification onto products or containers
- block knitted garments
- clean equipment or machinery
- cut or trim fabric or leather
- examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
- identify type of stain in fabrics, such as wool, synthetics, or silk
- install equipment or attachments on machinery or related structures
- load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
- load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
- measure, weigh, or count products or materials
- operate hoist, winch, or hydraulic boom
- operate sewing machine
- operate steam press
- operate textile production equipment/machinery
- package goods for shipment or storage
- press garment or fabric
- read specifications
- read tape measure
- read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
- recognize characteristics of cloth or fabric
- remove stains from fabric or carpet
- spray water, steam, or air over fabric or leather
- spread fabric or clothing article on worktable or ironing board
- use hand iron
- use hand or power tools
- use portable electric fabric cutter
- wrap products
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