TAILOR/ Dressmaker

Tailor

Salary: 26,000 TO 28,000 per year

SOC 5414

Weekly Hours per week: 37.5.

Duties

- Discussing design, alteration, or repair requirements with customers;

- Taking customers’ measurements using a tape measure;

- Sews garment parts together, makes buttonholes and sews on fasteners and trimmings;

- Accurately recording customers' measurements, instructions, and preferences;

- Attaching labels to customers' garments to prevent any errors;

- Modifying garments according to customer instructions, which includes tapering pant legs, lining sheer garments, removing pockets, and adding padding;

- Altering garments to improve comfort and fit, which includes shortening sleeves or straps, narrowing lapels, as well as taking in or letting out seams;

- Repairing customers' garments, which includes patching or sewing tears and holes;

- Constructing garments for customers;

- Providing customers with cost estimates for the construction of customized garments;

- shapes garment by pressing seams, pleats, etc.;