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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-6052 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.


National estimates for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Industry profile for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Geographic profile for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

National estimates for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
16,870 6.9 % $ 17.90 $ 37,230 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.49 $ 14.23 $ 16.48 $ 20.36 $ 26.00
Annual Wage (2) $ 23,910 $ 29,590 $ 34,280 $ 42,340 $ 54,080


Industry profile for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers 6,680 0.78 $ 16.41 $ 34,130
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 2,150 2.56 $ 16.71 $ 34,750
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 2,030 0.83 $ 17.10 $ 35,560
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1,260 1.74 $ 19.28 $ 40,110
General Merchandise Retailers 940 0.03 $ 26.40 $ 54,920

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 2,150 2.56 $ 16.71 $ 34,750
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1,260 1.74 $ 19.28 $ 40,110
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 2,030 0.83 $ 17.10 $ 35,560
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers 6,680 0.78 $ 16.41 $ 34,130
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 830 0.59 $ 18.14 $ 37,730

Top paying industries for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises (8) (8) $ 30.61 $ 63,670
General Merchandise Retailers 940 0.03 $ 26.40 $ 54,920
Performing Arts Companies 150 0.12 $ 20.77 $ 43,200
Traveler Accommodation 250 0.01 $ 20.25 $ 42,130
Employment Services 170 (7) $ 20.08 $ 41,770


Geographic profile for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 2,280 0.25 2.19 $ 19.29 $ 40,120
California 1,460 0.08 0.73 $ 22.07 $ 45,910
Texas 1,300 0.10 0.88 $ 15.08 $ 31,370
Florida 770 0.08 0.74 $ 17.01 $ 35,380
Ohio 770 0.14 1.26 $ 17.31 $ 36,000


Map of location quotient of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nebraska 460 0.47 4.15 $ 11.90 $ 24,750
New York 2,280 0.25 2.19 $ 19.29 $ 40,120
Washington 610 0.18 1.56 $ 19.25 $ 40,040
Utah 280 0.17 1.53 $ 17.56 $ 36,520
Minnesota 470 0.17 1.45 $ 17.55 $ 36,510


Map of annual mean wages of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia (8) (8) (8) $ 29.09 $ 60,510
California 1,460 0.08 0.73 $ 22.07 $ 45,910
Connecticut 220 0.14 1.19 $ 21.61 $ 44,940
Hawaii 40 0.06 0.55 $ 21.42 $ 44,560
New Jersey 530 0.13 1.13 $ 20.96 $ 43,600



Map of employment of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,530 0.28 2.41 $ 19.75 $ 41,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 700 0.12 1.01 $ 23.04 $ 47,930
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 460 0.15 1.32 $ 23.14 $ 48,130
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 390 0.09 0.78 $ 21.39 $ 44,490
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 390 0.10 0.90 $ 15.36 $ 31,940
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 370 0.14 1.19 $ 17.88 $ 37,200
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 350 0.17 1.50 $ 19.39 $ 40,330
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 330 0.17 1.53 $ 16.18 $ 33,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 270 0.14 1.26 $ 19.04 $ 39,590
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 250 0.21 1.83 $ 20.76 $ 43,190


Map of location quotient of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 240 0.51 4.44 $ 12.88 $ 26,800
Provo-Orem, UT 110 0.40 3.52 $ 17.85 $ 37,120
Lancaster, PA 70 0.29 2.53 $ 14.64 $ 30,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,530 0.28 2.41 $ 19.75 $ 41,080
Ann Arbor, MI 50 0.24 2.12 $ 16.07 $ 33,430
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 240 0.24 2.12 $ 17.52 $ 36,440
Baton Rouge, LA 90 0.24 2.09 $ 14.54 $ 30,240
Pittsburgh, PA 240 0.23 1.97 $ 14.83 $ 30,850
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 250 0.21 1.83 $ 20.76 $ 43,190
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 220 0.21 1.82 $ 17.54 $ 36,480


Map of annual mean wages of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 27.51 $ 57,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 26.06 $ 54,210
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 460 0.15 1.32 $ 23.14 $ 48,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 700 0.12 1.01 $ 23.04 $ 47,930
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (8) (8) (8) $ 22.12 $ 46,000
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 80 0.08 0.71 $ 21.75 $ 45,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 390 0.09 0.78 $ 21.39 $ 44,490
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 250 0.21 1.83 $ 20.76 $ 43,190
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (8) (8) (8) $ 20.26 $ 42,130
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 100 0.06 0.56 $ 20.04 $ 41,670

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 90 0.65 5.70 $ 10.88 $ 22,630
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.59 5.16 $ 15.08 $ 31,360
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 50 0.53 4.65 $ 14.87 $ 30,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.57 4.96 $ 14.49 $ 30,150

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 90 0.65 5.70 $ 10.88 $ 22,630
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.59 5.16 $ 15.08 $ 31,360
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.57 4.96 $ 14.49 $ 30,150
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 50 0.53 4.65 $ 14.87 $ 30,940

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.59 5.16 $ 15.08 $ 31,360
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 50 0.53 4.65 $ 14.87 $ 30,940
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.57 4.96 $ 14.49 $ 30,150
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 90 0.65 5.70 $ 10.88 $ 22,630


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023