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Careers / Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
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Job Requirements |
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Experience:
Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before. |
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Education:
Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. |
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Training:
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job. |
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Top 5 Skills |
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Top 5 Abilities |
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Active Listening —
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
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Monitoring —
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Speaking —
Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Time Management —
Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Social Perceptiveness —
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Arm-Hand Steadiness —
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
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Oral Comprehension —
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
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Manual Dexterity —
The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
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Oral Expression —
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
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Control Precision —
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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Knowledge |
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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. |
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Production and Processing —
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
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English Language —
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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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. |
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Mathematics —
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
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Interesting Fact |
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Small businesses typically create 60-80% of net new jobs each year. |
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Did you know... |
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You can create a Community Profile that tells other members of the MyPlan.com community a little bit about yourself. |
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