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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Oregon

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

12.8% Jobs Projection
$29,990 Median Salary
60 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Oregon are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Oregon is growing faster than average.

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

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

In Oregon, there were 330 people working as Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in the year 2018.

There were 340 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Oregon

Jobs for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.2%.

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Oregon Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 60 annual Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers job openings in Oregon, and 440 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 Oregon?

In 2018 wages for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers ranged from $25,410 to $50,150 with $29,990 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.22 to $24.11. The median hourly rate was $14.42.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.17 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.25.

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

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Top Oregon 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
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 250 $30,310

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

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