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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers vs Upholsterers

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers and Upholsterers 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.”

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Upholsterers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$40,860
$46,190
Employment · BLS OEWS
16,290
20,990
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
10th pct
23rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Upholsterers
Median pay $40,860 $46,190
Employment 16,290 20,990
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-4.5%) Declining (-1.8%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 5,000 2,200
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 · 10th pct Low · 23rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 17th pct · 15% of tasks 26th pct · 18% 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: Visualization, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Finger Dexterity, Near Vision, Oral Comprehension, Control Precision, Production and Processing, Time Management, Manual Dexterity, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Oral Expression, Originality, Information Ordering, Category Flexibility, Speech Clarity, Design, Social Perceptiveness, Written Comprehension, Fluency of Ideas, Problem Sensitivity, Selective Attention, Multilimb Coordination, Visual Color Discrimination, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning.

Specific to Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Administration and Management
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Speech Recognition
  • Mathematics
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Written Expression

Specific to Upholsterers

  • Trunk Strength
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Static Strength
  • Depth Perception
  • Service Orientation

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: Word processing software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Accounting software , Computer aided design CAD software .

Specific to Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Specific to Upholsterers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers or Upholsterers — 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. "Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers vs Upholsterers." 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/tailors-dressmakers-and-custom-sewers-vs-upholsterers

APA

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

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers vs Upholsterers},
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