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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
What a tailor, dressmaker, and custom sewer does
Become a tailor, dressmaker, and custom sewer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good tailor, dressmaker, and custom sewer
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $30 per hour with an average salary of $40,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $22 and $34 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $11,000 and $53,000 per year.
- 57% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $27 per hour with an average salary of $27,200 per year.
Tailor, Dressmaker, And Custom Sewer job outlook
- There are 606 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 112 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 22% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.