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Occupations / Sewing machine operators
BLS occupation 51-6031

Sewing machine operators

National employment outlook for the United States, based on official Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025โ€“35 projections.

Projected change-15.1%
Median annual pay$36,670
Annual openings9.8K

Outlook

Employment for sewing machine operators is projected to change by -15.1% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 9.8K openings per year on average; openings include both growth and replacement needs.

What the numbers mean

These are national projections, not current vacancies or a guarantee of future demand. Median pay means half of workers earned more and half earned less in the reference year.

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