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Silk Finisher
$34,645 (USD)/yr
$16.66 (USD)/hr
$502 (USD)/yr
The average silk finisher gross salary in Louisville, Kentucky is $34,645 or an equivalent hourly rate of $17. This is 5% lower (-$1,693) than the average silk finisher salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $502. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Louisville, Kentucky. An entry level silk finisher (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $26,645. On the other end, a senior level silk finisher (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $41,166.
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Salary Potential
$38,915 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Silk Finisher will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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The cost of living in Louisville, Kentucky is 2% less than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageLouisville (varying pronunciations: LOO-ee-vil, US: LOO-ə-vəl, locally LUUV-əl) is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city, although by population density, it is the 265th most dense city. Louisville is the historical county seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. Named after King Louis...
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Job Description
Presses drycleaned and wet-cleaned silk and synthetic fiber garments, using hot-head press or steamtable, puff irons, and hand iron: operates machine presses to finish those parts that can be pressed flat and completes other parts of garments by pressing with hand iron. Finishes parts difficult to reach, such as flounces, by fitting parts over puff irons. Finishes velvet garments by... steaming on buck of hot-head press or steamtable, and brushing pile (nap) with handbrush. Finishes fancy garments, such as evening gowns and costumes, with hand iron, applying knowledge of fabrics and heats to produce high quality finishes which cannot be obtained on machine presses. Presses ties on small pressing machine or by inserting heated metal form into tie and touching up rough places with hand iron. Finishes pleated garments, determining size of pleat from evidence of old pleat or from work order (for new garments) and presses with machine press or hand iron. May press wool fabrics requiring precision finishing. In establishments where many silk finishers are employed may be designated according to specialty as finisher, hand; form-finishing-machine operator; hot-head-machine operator; pleat presser; puff-iron operator i; tie presser; velvet steamer.
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