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Overview
Tailors design, make, fit, alter and repair made-to-measure or hand-made garments using textiles, light leather, fur and other clothing materials.
In job descriptions, look for body measurements, size charts, pattern making, fabric cutting, garment fitting, alterations, sewing machines, finished measurements and quality checks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Tailor work happens around measurements, cloth and fit. The tailor discusses the garment brief, takes body measurements, drafts or adapts patterns, cuts fabric and adjusts the piece through fittings.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes fabric properties, pattern grading, made-to-measure construction, alterations, buttonholes, pressing, sewing-machine handling and the ability to judge finished measurements against the customer brief.
Salary context
Salary context depends on garment complexity, fitting responsibility, handwork quality, speed, client contact, whether the role covers design as well as alterations and the value of the materials handled.
Career paths
Development can move toward bespoke tailoring, alterations leadership, costume or menswear specialization, pattern making, small workshop ownership, garment quality control or digital fitting and CAD-based garment work.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the garment type, fitting process, fabric range, pattern work, alteration volume, production pace, machinery, customer contact and expectations for final inspection.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of wearing apparel
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include dressmaker, sewing machinist and clothing quality inspector.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
51-6052.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
14Manufacture of wearing apparel
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and hatters (7531)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/978ae3a2-0831-415a-8396-b84dde656fc5 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7531.5 |
| ISCO group | 7531 |
| Concept type | Occupation |