Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Arizona

Considering a career as a Tailor, Dressmaker, or Custom Sewer in Arizona?

While jobs for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Arizona are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Arizona is expected to decrease.

• Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Arizona earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Work in Arizona?

There were approximately 130 workers employed as Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in this state in 2018.

There were 170 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 300 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers working in it, which means Arizona has fewer Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers than average.

Job Projections for Arizona

Jobs for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in this state are declining at a rate of 10.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.2%.

Arizona Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers job openings in Arizona, and 510 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,800 annual jobs and 39,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Make in Arizona?

In 2018 wages for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers ranged from $27,650 to $58,290 with $38,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.29 to $28.02. The median hourly rate was $18.45.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.4 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.05.

The median salary in Arizona is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top States for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Employment

View the list below to see where most Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	2,860	$43,560
Texas	2,380	$27,180
New York	1,290	$36,010
Ohio	720	$34,580
Pennsylvania	580	$30,140
Indiana	530	$27,640
North Carolina	520	$23,400
Tennessee	500	$28,180
New Jersey	500	$29,250
Maryland	500	$34,090
Wisconsin	460	$29,240
Illinois	420	$32,360
Georgia	400	$34,550
Massachusetts	330	$36,090
Oregon	330	$29,990
South Carolina	300	$32,600
Washington	300	$32,060
Nevada	290	$31,340
Connecticut	250	$37,160
Alabama	210	$28,900

Below are the states where Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Minnesota	$46,840
District of Columbia	$45,090
California	$43,560
Arizona	$38,380
Connecticut	$37,160
Massachusetts	$36,090
New York	$36,010
Alaska	$35,480
Michigan	$35,090
Colorado	$34,710

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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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