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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
What a tailor, dressmaker, and custom sewer does
Become a tailor, dressmaker, and custom sewer
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good tailor, dressmaker, and custom sewer
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $19 per hour with an average salary of $40,000 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $17 and $21 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $35,700 and $44,500 per year.
Tailor, Dressmaker, And Custom Sewer job outlook
- There are 606 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 112 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.