- Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.
- Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
- Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.
- Remove items
Laundry worker | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Laundry workers operate washing machines and tumble dryers to clean and dry items like clothes, bed linen and uniforms.
Laundry workers typically work around 39 to 41 hours per week.
As a Laundry worker you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely
| Average salary |
| 36,488 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Laundry worker
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37,298 GBP
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36,219 GBP
Average salary for part-time Laundry worker
Average salary for full-time Laundry worker
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20,592 GBP
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20,664 GBP
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19,931 GBP
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36,488 GBP
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Salary over time for Laundry worker
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31,910 GBP
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32,351 GBP
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33,030 GBP
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34,046 GBP
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34,383 GBP
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34,884 GBP
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36,488 GBP
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38,022 GBP
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Things to highlight for your Laundry worker interview
Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Independence Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
