Skills
31 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
4 skills
Essential skills / competences
13 skills
Optional knowledge
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Optional skills / competences
11 skills
Overview
Dressmakers design, make, fit, alter and repair tailored or hand-made garments from textiles, light leather, fur and other materials.
In job descriptions, look for body measurements, size charts, finished measurements, garment patterns, fabric selection, sketches, hand-made textile techniques, alterations, embroidery and customer specifications.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Dressmaker work is hands-on garment creation and alteration. It can include discussing customer specifications, taking body measurements, preparing patterns, cutting fabric, fitting garments and repairing finished pieces.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes textile materials, hand-made textile techniques, pattern making, sketches, embroidery, buttonholes, alterations, finished measurements and reading size charts.
Salary context
Salary context depends on garment complexity, fitting responsibility, custom work, fabric value, client contact, speed requirements and whether the role includes design as well as sewing.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward couture work, alteration specialist, pattern cutter, sample maker, atelier lead, costume work or small-business tailoring.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name made-to-measure clothing, womenswear, children’s garments, pattern work, fittings, repairs, fabrics, machinery and how much direct customer contact is expected.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and hatters (7531)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5589e8e0-48d9-4193-8c85-86ba9f17e0e9 |
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| ESCO code | 7531.2 |
| ISCO group | 7531 |
| Concept type | Occupation |