Tailor, dressmaker, or custom sewer
Designs, makes, alters, repairs, and fits clothing.
Will AI replace tailor, dressmaker, or custom sewer jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 11 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 3% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Create, copy, or adapt garment designs and patterns that fit measurements
- Estimate garment costs based on time and materials needed
- Read garment tags to see what changes are needed
What stays human
- Measure sleeves or pant legs and mark or pin alteration lines
- Remove stitches from garments to be altered using rippers or razor blades
- Sew garments using needles and thread or sewing machines
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -8.8%. Typical pay: $41,640 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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