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Careers / Tailors, Dressmakers & Custom Sewers

Job Description


	Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

	Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

	Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Occupations

Most workers learn through on-the-job training. This group ranks among the most rapidly declining occupations because of increases in imports, offshore assembly, productivity gains from automation, and new fabrics that do not need as much processing. Earnings of most workers are low.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
Clothing Stores	11,550
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	4,040
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	3,640
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	3,110
Other Textile Product Mills	1,510
Department Stores	1,480
Textile Furnishings Mills	780
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	610
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	430
Specialized Design Services	410

Career Video

Title: "Custom Tailors and Sewers"

Duration: 01:44

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Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
Average Annual Salary	$26,920
Average Hourly Wage	$12.94
Total Employment	31,700