Opens in a new tab

Laundry Workers

Laundry Workers sort, clean, fold, iron and package linen, clothing and other items in laundries and drycleaning establishments, and private residences.

ManufacturingANZSCO 8115
$1,154/wkMedian full-time pay
17kPeople employed
+4% ▲Growth to 2035
59%Work full time
45Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 8115.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

sorting articles for cleaning according to the type, colour, fabric and cleaning treatment requiredplacing sorted articles into receptacles and onto conveyor belts for moving to repair and cleaning areaschecking and removing stains from garments, and replacing buttons and making minor repairsloading and unloading washing machines, driers and extractorsadding cleaning agents and starches to articlessmoothing articles and guiding them through cleaning and pressing machines
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 8115 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 600 more people in laundry workers by 2035 ▲

The field grew 11.6% in the year to February 2026, adding about 1,700 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and QLD, with VIC third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 8115.More about our sources: How we check our facts
14.2k2025
14.1k2030 PROJ.
14.8k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 20% trained through VET, 11% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 8115. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

MST20422Certificate II

Certificate II in Laundry Operations

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear.

See 4 providers
MST30622Certificate III

Certificate III in Laundry Operations

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear.

See 3 providers
MST30922Certificate III

Certificate III in Dry Cleaning Operations

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear.

See 1 provider

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

Jobs open right now

17k Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

Search job ads by state

Each link opens seek.com.au in a new tab, showing ads posted in the last month. SEEK is a job site; we link there because that is where most Australian jobs are advertised. We have no commercial relationship with SEEK.

Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 8115.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW6.3k
QLD3.4k
VIC3.1k
WA1.9k
SA0.9k
TAS0.4k
ACT0.2k
NT0.2k

Occupations near this one

Close to this work but not quite it? Each one has its own page like this.