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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Maryland

Want to work in Maryland as a Tailor, Dressmaker, or Custom Sewer? Read this first!

-1% Jobs Projection
$34,090 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

In Maryland, there were 500 people working as Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in the year 2018.

There were 420 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in this state are declining at a rate of 1.0% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 60 annual job openings, and a total of 1,030 jobs for Maryland Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in 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 Maryland?

In 2018 wages for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers ranged from $22,510 to $51,020 with $34,090 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.82 to $24.53. The median hourly rate was $16.39.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.3 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.09.

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

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Top Maryland 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 800 $30,400
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 150 $29,480

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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