Salary Range
Below $25,000 to $75,000Overview
Tailors and dressmakers cut, sew, mend, and alter clothing. Typically, tailors work only with menswear, such as suits, jackets, and coats, while dressmakers work with women's clothing, including dresses, blouses, suits, evening wear, wedding and bridesmaids gowns, and sportswear. Tailors and dressmakers are employed in dressmaking and custom-tailor shops, department stores, and garment factories; others are self-employed. Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers hold about 24,110 jobs in the United States.
Minimum Education Level
High School DiplomaCertification/License
NoneOutlook
DeclinePersonality Traits
Artistic
Hands On
Outgoing
Career Ladder
Shop Owner or Fashion Designer
Tailor/Dressmaker
Sewer or Alterer
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