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April 11, 2024 Updated April 6, 2025 14 minute read

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A Career Guide to Tailoring: Crafting Garments and Careers

Tailoring is the skilled craft of designing, cutting, fitting, and finishing clothing. More than just sewing, it involves a deep understanding of fabric, form, and the human body. Tailors create garments from scratch (bespoke tailoring) or alter existing ones (alterations) to achieve a perfect fit and desired style for their clients.

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Salaries for Tailor

City

25th Percentile

50th Percentile

75th Percentile

Median

New York

$46,000

$58,000

$78,000

$58,000

San Francisco

$43,000

$54,000

$71,000

$54,000

Seattle

$44,500

$50,000

$57,000

$50,000

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City

25th Percentile

50th Percentile

75th Percentile

Median

New York

$46,000

$58,000

$78,000

$58,000

San Francisco

$43,000

$54,000

$71,000

$54,000

Seattle

$44,500

$50,000

$57,000

$50,000

Austin

$35,000

$45,000

$55,000

$45,000

Toronto

$47,000

$58,000

$71,000

$58,000

London

£28,000

£37,000

£46,000

£37,000

Paris

€8,000

€12,000

€14,000

€12,000

Berlin

€51,000

€58,000

€67,000

€58,000

Tel Aviv

₪72,000

₪84,000

₪97,000

₪84,000

Singapore

S$14,000

S$19,000

S$26,000

S$19,000

Beijing

¥80,000

¥120,000

¥155,000

¥120,000

Shanghai

¥110,000

¥160,000

¥240,000

¥160,000

Shenzhen

¥82,000

¥110,000

¥127,000

¥110,000

Bengalaru

₹180,000

₹220,000

₹315,000

₹220,000

Delhi

₹140,000

₹200,000

₹260,000

₹200,000

Bars indicate relevance. All salaries presented are estimates. Completion of this course does not guarantee or imply job placement or career outcomes.

Path to Tailor

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We've curated 21 courses to help you on your path to Tailor. Use these to develop your skills, build background knowledge, and put what you learn to practice.

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Easy Sewing Kit: Learn To Measure for Dressmaking & Trousers

Easy Sewing Kit: Learn To Measure for Dressmaking &...

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A Sewing Course - Sewing Machine Feet and Stitches Unmasked

A Sewing Course - Sewing Machine Feet and Stitches...

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Pattern Making For Fashion Design - Sabyasachi Blouse Course

Pattern Making For Fashion Design - Sabyasachi Blouse...

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How to Make 6 Piece Dress without Patterns - Freehand Sewing

How to Make 6 Piece Dress without Patterns - Freehand...

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Learn Garment Sewing Techniques for beginners

Learn Garment Sewing Techniques for beginners

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Sewing Patterns: Finding the Right Size for You

Sewing Patterns: Finding the Right Size for You

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Beginner Sewing for Tweens and Teens

Beginner Sewing for Tweens and Teens

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Pattern Making For Fashion Design - Deep Neck Princess Cut

Pattern Making For Fashion Design - Deep Neck Princess Cut

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How to style a basic pattern - to sew different styles

How to style a basic pattern - to sew different styles

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Basic Bodice Pattern Making for Beginners

Basic Bodice Pattern Making for Beginners

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Pattern Making - Basic Bodice

Pattern Making - Basic Bodice

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Easy Sewing Kit: Learn To Sew A Lined Corset

Easy Sewing Kit: Learn To Sew A Lined Corset

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Intermediate Pattern Cutting and Making

Intermediate Pattern Cutting and Making

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How to Sew : Beginner to Advanced Online Sewing Course

How to Sew : Beginner to Advanced Online Sewing Course

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How to Sew Lingerie Panties.

How to Sew Lingerie Panties.

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Draft and Sew a Skirt

Draft and Sew a Skirt

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Sewing Machine Boot Camp

Sewing Machine Boot Camp

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Crafting A Basic Block - Pattern Design Basics

Crafting A Basic Block - Pattern Design Basics

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Serger 101: Machine Basics For Sewing with Serger

Serger 101: Machine Basics For Sewing with Serger

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Crochet Course "Perfect Sweater"

Crochet Course "Perfect Sweater"

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Basic Sewing Business For Beginners

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A well-organized manual to advanced sewing techniques, providing illustrated, step-by-step instructions for garment construction and finishing.

Basic Sewing Business For Beginners: How To Sew...

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Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear

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This revered industry standard and classic text includes 82 metric-based lessons and projects, and demonstrates how using metric measurements can make garment construction accessible.

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear, 6th Edition

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The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting

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An essential book that provides solutions to common sewing and fitting problems.

The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting

Tailoring, The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect...

The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting

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The Colette Sewing Handbook

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A highly visual guide to 20 essential sewing techniques, this book is suitable for aspiring sewists who want to improve their skills.

The Colette Sewing Handbook: Inspired Styles and...

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The Colette Sewing Handbook: 5 Fundamentals for a...

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The Colette Sewing Handbook: Inspired Styles and...

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An influential book introducing innovative techniques in patternmaking. Its focus is on origami-like techniques that deconstruct garments and allow for unusual shapes.

Pattern Magic 3: The latest addition to the cult...

Pattern Magic 2

Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics (Part of the best...

(日本語) Pattern Magic Vol 3 - Stretch Fabric Material

Pattern Magic (Japanese Edition) by Tomoko...

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(日本語) Pattern Magic (Japanese Edition)

(日本語) Pattern Magic, Volume 2

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Pattern Magic 2

Pattern Magic 3

Pattern Magic: Stretch Fabrics

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A compilation of classic editions of Vogue magazine, showcasing fashion and clothing construction techniques from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.

Vogue® Knitting The Ultimate Knitting Book:...

Vogue® Knitting The Ultimate Stitch Dictionary:...

Vogue® Knitting The Learn-to-Knit Book

Vogue® Knitting: Norah Gaughan: 40 Timeless Knits

Vogue® Knitting Very Easy Sweaters: 50 Simple,...

Vogue® Knitting The Ultimate Hat Book: History *...

Vogue® Knitting Lace: 40 Bold & Delicate Knits

Vogue® Knitting Accessorize: Scarves · Hats ·...

Vogue Knitting: Designer Knits

Vogue® Knitting Very Easy Knits: The Best Of Very...

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120 Great Fashion Designs, 1900-1950

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Covers fashion design from history to the latest trends. Though its treatment of clothing construction may be brief, its sections on fashion history, fashion illustration, and fashion marketing can provide a richer understanding of the context of clothing construction.

120 Great Fashion Designs, 1900-1950 (Dover...

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