What do they do?

Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.

Also known as:

Alteration Specialist, Couturier, Custom Clothier, Custom Designer, Custom Seamstress, Designer, Seamstress

Typical Wages

Projected Growth Rate

Employment of Sewers, Hand is projected to Decline 2 percent from 2022 to 2032

Projected Employment in OH

No Data Available
  • -2.6%

    Change

    Ranks #14 in job growth rate
    100

    Job Openings

    Ranks #1 in net job growth

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Education Level

Percent of workers in this field with these degrees:

  • High school diploma equivalent  (29%)
  • Less than high school diploma  (24%)
  • Some college, no degree  (18%)
  • Bachelor's degree  (16%)
  • Associate's degree  (8%)
  • Master's degree  (3%)
  • Doctorate or Professional Degree  (<1%)

Typical College Majors

Most Popular Majors that prepare Sewers, Hand

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  • #1
    • Degrees Granted

      532
    • Female Students

      373
    • Male Students

      159
    • Median Starting Salary

      $36,700
  • #2
    • Degrees Granted

      135
    • Female Students

      85
    • Male Students

      50
    • Median Starting Salary

      $37,200
  • #3
    • Degrees Granted

      122
    • Female Students

      79
    • Male Students

      43
    • Median Starting Salary

      $39,600
  • #4
    • Degrees Granted

      43
    • Female Students

      29
    • Male Students

      14
    • Median Starting Salary

      $37,200
  • #5
    • Degrees Granted

      42
    • Female Students

      27
    • Male Students

      15
    • Median Starting Salary

      $36,700

People in this career often know a lot about:

  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

People in this career often have talent in:

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
  • Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
  • Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
  • Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

People in this career often do these activities:

  • Sew clothing or other articles.
  • Trim excess material from workpieces.
  • Select production input materials.
  • Design templates or patterns.
  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
  • Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
  • Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
  • Assemble garments or textile products.
  • Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.

This page includes data from:

O*NET OnLine Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA

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