dressmaker

Dressmakers design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material for women and children. They produce made-to-measure wearing apparel according to customer's or garment manufacturer's specifications. They are able to read and understand size charts, details surrounding finished measurements, etc.

The most in-demand skills for this role include buttonholing, properties of textile materials, marker making, e-tailoring, fabric spreading in the fashion industry, apparel manufacturing technology. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives dressmaker a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.