Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers

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2021 Workforce

49.5k

Average Age

50.9

Average Salary

$30,449

Average Male Salary

$38,143

Average Female Salary

$27,600

About

Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are most often employed by the Clothing stores industry. The average yearly wage for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers was $30,449 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, LA City (East Central/Central City & Boyle Heights) PUMA, CA, and LA City (South Central/Westmont) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, LA City (Central/Univ. of Southern California & Exposition Park) PUMA, CA, and LA City (East Central/Central City & Boyle Heights) PUMA, CA.

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Employment and salary information for the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce. Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce in 2021 was 49,495 people, of which 73% were women and 27% were men. Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers are paid most in LA City (East Central/Central City & Boyle Heights) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

13,375

Male Workforce

± 2.84k

36,120

Female Workforce

± 4.67k

The Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce in 2021 was 49,495 people (73% women and 27% men). This implies an average annual growth of −12.6% between 2014 (56,601) and 2021 (49,495).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Kansas ($56,527), Oregon ($46,666), and New Hampshire ($42,647).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$30,449

AVERAGE WAGE

#458 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers earned an average of $30,449, $29,146 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.392

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.392, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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. Clothing stores 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 ($79,251).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

49.5k

2021 Workforce

± 5,461

−4.06%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.1%

This graphic shows the share of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers employed by various industries. Clothing stores employs the largest share of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers at 35.3%, followed by Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing with 35% and Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 29.7%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in the US. The workforce of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in 2021 was 49,495 people, with 73% woman, and 27% men. The average age of male Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers in the workforce is 49.3 and of female Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers is 51.4, 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 2021 was 49,495 people, with 73% woman, and 27% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (7,011 people), 60 to 64 years (6,757 people), and 50 to 54 years (6,001 people). Among them they concentrated 40.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 28.7% of Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workers were Hispanic and 71.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (78%), Salvadoran (12.3)%, and Dominican (9.69)%

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Races

In 2021, 54.8% of the Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers workforce were White, of which 76.9% were women and 23.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (17.8%) and Other (11.2%).

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 Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Visual & Performing Arts.

Among the necessary skills for Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tailors, dressmakers, & sewers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,232 people), Visual & Performing Arts (1,900 people), and Education (1,154 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 (15,712 people), Some college (9,008 people), and Bachelors Degree (7,395 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 Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Time Management.