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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers: Jobs, Career Information
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Top 3 dressmaker Jobs
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Tailor / Fitter / Dressmaker - Lord & Taylor
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Manhasset, NY
Taking measurements of male and female customers
• Communicating with store executive team & sales associate
• Utilize alterations equipment
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Talor / Fitter / Dressmaker - Lord & Taylor
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Lawrenceville, NJ
Taking measurements of male and female customers
• Communicating with store executive team & sales associate
• Utilize alterations equipment
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Seamstress
- Jordy International
- Whippany, NJ
For more than 20 years we have been a leading designer and manufacturer of high-end garments for the international ballroom dance
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What They Do
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
Tailor, dressmaker, and custom sewer Salaries
- 2014 employment: 40,500
- May 2015 median annual wage: $25,830
Job Outlook for Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
Projected employment change, 2014–24:
- Number of new jobs: -3,400
- Growth rate: -9 percent (Decline)
How to Become a Tailor, dressmaker, or custom sewer
Education and training:
- Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential
- Work experience in a related occupation: None
- Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
