Hand Sewer

Code: 51-6051.00

Also known as: Alteration Specialist, Couturier, Custom Clothier, Custom Designer, Custom Seamstress, Designer, Dressmaker, Seamstress

Description: Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.

Hand Sewer

Typical wages


10% $21,040
25% $24,690
Median $30,000
75% $36,420
90% $40,710
10% $10.11
25% $11.87
Median $14.42
75% $17.51
90% $19.57

Projected employment

Estimated Employment
(2019 year)
7,500
Projected Employment
(2029 year)
6,900
Percent Change +0 %
Projected Annual Job Openings 800