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AI Work Index

Headline risk

14%

Low Risk

Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers

United States AI Work IndexISCO 5111title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

38.8 current · 37.1 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $41K

Median annual wage

Demand -5%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 3% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 40,860

Employment 2024

38.8K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-4.5%

Openings (2024–34)

5.0K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 27,11025th pctl: USD 33,480Median: USD 40,86075th pctl: USD 49,780Top 10%: USD 62,490

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedFine motorAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Trim excess material, using scissors. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Repair or replace defective garment parts, such as pockets, zippers, snaps, buttons, and linings. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Google DocsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft WordArbelSoft TailorMaxBookkeeping software

Requirements

Apprenticeship: <5%Apprenticeship: >95%

Work context

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls 4.8/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate 4.5/5
Time Pressure 4.5/5
Freedom to Make Decisions 4.4/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.4/5
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results 4.1/5

Worker profile

Median age 54.6 · 60K employed

Under 25: 0% · 25–54: 47% · 55+: 55%

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