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Sewers, Hand vs Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Sewers, Hand and Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Sewers, Hand Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$33,760
$40,860
Employment · BLS OEWS
2,240
16,290
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
19th pct
10th pct

At a glance

Dimension Sewers, Hand Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Median pay $33,760 $40,860
Employment 2,240 16,290
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-7.0%) Declining (-4.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 700 5,000
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 19th pct Low · 10th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 8th pct · 12% of tasks 17th pct · 15% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — Augmentation-leaning (58.0%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Manual Dexterity, Finger Dexterity, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Near Vision, Customer and Personal Service, Control Precision, Information Ordering, Category Flexibility, Visualization, Administration and Management, Multilimb Coordination, Visual Color Discrimination, English Language, Judgment and Decision Making, Problem Sensitivity, Time Management, Selective Attention, Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring, Oral Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Oral Expression, Fluency of Ideas, Speech Recognition, Active Learning, Originality, Speech Clarity, Mathematics.

Specific to Sewers, Hand

  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Far Vision
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Depth Perception
  • Mechanical
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Wrist-Finger Speed

Specific to Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

  • Production and Processing
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Design
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Written Comprehension
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Written Expression
  • Personnel and Human Resources

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Computer aided design CAD software .

Specific to Sewers, Hand

Specific to Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Sewers, Hand or Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Sewers, Hand vs Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/sewers-hand-vs-tailors-dressmakers-and-custom-sewers

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Singulariki. (2026). Sewers, Hand vs Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/sewers-hand-vs-tailors-dressmakers-and-custom-sewers

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