Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
SOC Code: 51-6052
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewerss measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 86.1/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Time Management, Active Listening, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 86.1 — Very High
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Median Salary
$40,860
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Job Growth
-4.5%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Time Management
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Social Perceptiveness
Common Tasks
- ✓Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
- ✓Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.
- ✓Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
- ✓Let out or take in seams in suits and other garments to improve fit.
- ✓Measure customers, using tape measures, and record measurements.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation