As a laundress, you perform laundry services and use your skills to wash, dry, and care for clothes and linens. Your job duties can vary depending on your employer but usually include cleaning and steaming laundry, ironing and folding clothes, and organizing items. If you work in a hotel, you may oversee bulk cleaning operations, while a household position may involve other housekeeper tasks. Laundresses with dry cleaning experience may work at specialty cleaners. Qualifications to become a laundress typically include laundry experience and on-the-job training.