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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Louisiana

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

-5% Jobs Projection

$32,820 Median Salary

70 Job Openings

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

Employment for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Louisiana is expected to decrease.
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Louisiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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

In Louisiana, there were 150 people working as Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in the year 2018.

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

Job Projections for Louisiana

Jobs for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in this state are declining at a rate of 5.0% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Louisiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 70 annual job openings, and 570 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 Louisiana?

In 2018 wages for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers ranged from $19,010 to $41,080 with $32,820 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.14 to $19.75. The median hourly rate was $15.78.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.58 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $2.20.

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

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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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Occupation	Louisiana Employment Total
Sewers, Hand	110

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