Occupations/51-6052.00
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
71%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
39%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
58%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Measure customers, using tape measures, and record measurements.
- Task
Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
- Task
Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
- 02Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.
- 03Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
- 04Let out or take in seams in suits and other garments to improve fit.
- 05Measure customers, using tape measures, and record measurements.
- 06Fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.17
- Degree of automation2.13
- Time sitting3.82
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations2.00
- Hands-on objects/tools4.83
- Outdoors / weather1.14
- Disease exposure1.06
- Decision freedom4.40
Top abilities
- Visualization3.88
- Finger Dexterity3.88
- Arm-Hand Steadiness3.88
- Near Vision3.75
- Oral Comprehension3.62
- Control Precision3.50
- Manual Dexterity3.12
- Speech Recognition3.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension2.62
- Active Listening3.00
- Writing2.50
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics1.88
- Science1.00
- Critical Thinking3.00
- Active Learning2.62
- Learning Strategies2.00
- Monitoring2.75
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