Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers

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2024 Workforce

44.3k

Average Age

50.5

Average Salary

$37,034

Average Male Salary

$50,736

Average Female Salary

$32,547

About

Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are most often employed by the Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers was $37,034 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County--LA City (East Central/Silver Lake, Echo Park & Westlake) PUMA, CA, and San Francisco County (Southwest)--Outer Sunset & Inner Sunset PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, North Cleveland County--South Oklahoma City & Moore Cities PUMA, OK, and San Francisco County (Southwest)--Outer Sunset & Inner Sunset PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce. Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce in 2024 was 44,320 people, of which 75.3% were women and 24.7% were men.

Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are paid most in NYC-Queens Community District 1--Astoria & Queensbridge PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

10,934

Male Workforce

± 2.57k

33,386

Female Workforce

± 4.49k

The Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce in 2024 was 44,320 people (75.3% women and 24.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of −22.1% between 2014 (56,926) and 2024 (44,320).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Oregon ($79,130), New York ($56,233), and New Jersey ($46,393).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$37,034

AVERAGE WAGE

#396 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers earned an average of $37,034, $32,844 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.449

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.449, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers and on wages for those in the field. Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers, by average wage, is Motion pictures & video industries ($77,115).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

44.3k

2024 Workforce

± 5,168

−5.22%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.2%

This graphic shows the share of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers employed by various industries. Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing employs the largest share of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers at 35.4%, followed by Clothing & clothing accessories retailers with 30.2% and Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 25.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in the US. The workforce of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in 2024 was 44,320 people, with 75.3% woman, and 24.7% men. The average age of male Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in the workforce is 48.9 and of female Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers is 51.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in 2024 was 44,320 people, with 75.3% woman, and 24.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 60 to 64 years (6,309 people), 55 to 59 years (5,862 people), and 65 to 69 years (5,163 people). Among them they concentrated 39.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 26% of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workers were Hispanic and 74% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (52.8%), Salvadoran (8.36)%, and Dominican (7.4)%

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Races

In 2024, 49.5% of the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce were White, of which 80.6% were women and 19.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (15.1%) and Two or More Races (12.9%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers is Visual & Performing Arts but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Among the necessary skills for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers, Time Management stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Visual & Performing Arts (2,505 people), Business (1,715 people), and Education (962 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workers were High School or Equivalent (13,441 people), Some college (7,900 people), and Bachelors Degree (7,524 people).

The graphic shows the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers need many skills, but most especially Time Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring.