Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
- Tasks
- 22 tasks22 core
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-6052.00SOC 2018: 51-6052
What the work is made of
All 22 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.Core taskTask 12177Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 2. Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.Core taskTask 12181Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 3. Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines.Core taskTask 12176Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 4. Let out or take in seams in suits and other garments to improve fit.Core taskTask 12179Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 5. Measure customers, using tape measures, and record measurements.Core taskTask 12190Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 6. Fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations.Core taskTask 12175Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 7. Trim excess material, using scissors.Core taskTask 12187Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 8. Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines.Core taskTask 12180Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 9. Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding.Core taskTask 12189Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 10. Maintain garment drape and proportions as alterations are performed.Core taskTask 12185Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 11. Take up or let down hems to shorten or lengthen garment parts, such as sleeves.Core taskTask 12178Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 12. Repair or replace defective garment parts, such as pockets, zippers, snaps, buttons, and linings.Core taskTask 12192Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 13. Press garments, using hand irons or pressing machines.Core taskTask 12186Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 14. Fit, alter, repair, and make made-to-measure clothing, according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit, and applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling.Core taskTask 12184Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 15. Estimate how much a garment will cost to make, based on factors such as time and material requirements.Core taskTask 12191Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 16. Position patterns of garment parts on fabric, and cut fabric along outlines, using scissors.Core taskTask 12194Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 17. Record required alterations and instructions on tags, and attach them to garments.Core taskTask 12182Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 18. Confer with customers to determine types of material and garment styles desired.Core taskTask 12193Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 19. Examine tags on garments to determine alterations that are needed.Core taskTask 12183Rated by 65 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 20. Develop, copy, or adapt designs for garments, and design patterns to fit measurements, applying knowledge of garment design, construction, styling, and fabric.Core taskTask 12188Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 21. Put in padding and shaping materials.Core taskTask 12196Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 22. Sew buttonholes and attach buttons to finish garments.Core taskTask 12195Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2020
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-6052
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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