Sewers, Hand

Overview

Sewers, Hand has a national median salary of $36,480 per year, with -12% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists no formal educational credential as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

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

Work Values

• Independence
• Support
• Working Conditions

Work Styles

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Fit garments on clients, altering as needed.
• Select thread, twine, cord, or yarn to be used, and thread needles.
• Measure and align parts, fasteners, or trimmings, following seams, edges, or markings on parts.
• Trim excess threads or edges of parts, using scissors or knives.
• Smooth seams with heated irons, flat bones, or rubbing sticks.

Work Activities

• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Assisting and Caring for Others
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Getting Information
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Detailed Work Activities

• Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
• Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
• Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists no formal educational credential as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a bachelor's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Bachelor's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for no formal educational credential.

Certificates

Certifications applicable to Sewers, Hand:

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