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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in Wisconsin

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

1.3% Jobs Projection
$29,240 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

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

There were 410 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers in this state are growing at a rate of 1.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -10.2%.

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Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 100 annual job openings, and a total of 800 jobs for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers ranged from $21,000 to $37,780 with $29,240 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.09 to $18.16. The median hourly rate was $14.06.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.72 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.34.

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

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Top Wisconsin 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

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