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Sewing Machine Operators vs Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Sewing Machine Operators and Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 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.”

Sewing Machine Operators Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$36,000
$33,880
Employment · BLS OEWS
109,590
26,830
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
7th pct
12th pct

At a glance

Dimension Sewing Machine Operators Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
Median pay $36,000 $33,880
Employment 109,590 26,830
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-10.8%) Declining (-13.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 13,000 2,800
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 · 7th pct Low · 12th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 17th pct · 15% of tasks 16th pct · 14% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
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: Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Control Precision, Near Vision, Finger Dexterity, Monitoring, Information Ordering, Multilimb Coordination, Rate Control, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Reaction Time, Oral Comprehension, Inductive Reasoning, Selective Attention, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Operations Monitoring, Time Management, Far Vision, Depth Perception, English Language, Operation and Control, Production and Processing.

Specific to Sewing Machine Operators

  • Visualization
  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Oral Expression
  • Category Flexibility
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Active Listening
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Judgment and Decision Making

Specific to Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Trunk Strength
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Dynamic Strength
  • Stamina
  • Education and Training
  • Administration and Management

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 , Electronic mail software , Word processing software .

Specific to Sewing Machine Operators

Specific to Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

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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. "Sewing Machine Operators vs Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials." 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; 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/sewing-machine-operators-vs-pressers-textile-garment-and-related-materials

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    Singulariki. (2026). Sewing Machine Operators vs Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/sewing-machine-operators-vs-pressers-textile-garment-and-related-materials

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  title  = {Sewing Machine Operators vs Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials},
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  year   = {2026},
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