|Quick Facts: Sewers and Tailors| $25,850 per year $12.43 per
hour |Less than high school| |Moderate-term on-the-job training|
|1% (Little or no change)| Sewers and tailors sew, join,
reinforce, or finish clothing or other items. They may create
new pieces of clothing from patterns and designs or alter
existing garments to fit customers better. Sewers and tailors
work for textile and apparel manufacturers, department stores,
and drycleaners. Many are self-employed. There are no formal
education requirements for someone to work as a sewer or tailor.
Most workers are trained informally on the job or through
apprenticeship programs. Some take classes to learn how to sew
and alter clothing. The median hourly wage of hand sewers was
$11.13 in May 2010. The median hourly wage of tailors,
dressmakers, and custom sewers was $12.77 in May 2010.
Employment of sewers and tailors is expected to experience
little or no change, growing 1 percent from 2010 to 2020. Growth
will be limited as clothing continues to be made in