Find Trade Colleges

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Illinois

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Illinois

Is Illinois a good place for you to work as a Tailor, Dressmaker, or Custom Sewer?

-11% Jobs Projection
$32,360 Median Salary
130 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

420 people worked as Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in 2018 in this state.

There were 460 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers employed in this state in 2017.

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

undefined

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

undefined

Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in this state are declining at a rate of 10.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.2%.

undefined

Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 130 annual job openings, and 1,070 total jobs in 2026 for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in this state.

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

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

In 2018 wages for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers ranged from $20,160 to $63,220 with $32,360 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.69 to $30.4. The median hourly rate was $15.56.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.85 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.71.

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

undefined

Top Illinois Metros for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 430 $32,890

Top States for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Employment

The table below shows the states 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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation IL Employment Total

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.