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Occupations / Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
BLS occupation 51-6052

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers

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

Projected change-8.8%
Median annual pay$41,640
Annual openings3.7K

Outlook

Employment for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers is projected to change by -8.8% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 3.7K 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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