Jobs Similar to Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Upholsterers, Sewers (Hand) and Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers: $41,640 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UpholsterersSame group | 74% | $46,340+11% | High school |
| 2 | Sewers, HandSame group | 73% | $36,480−12% | High school |
| 3 | Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers | 73% | $52,540+26% | Training or associate |
| 4 | Carpet Installers | 73% | $50,340+21% | High school |
| 5 | Shoe and Leather Workers and RepairersSame group | 72% | $37,800−9% | High school |
| 6 | Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers | 70% | $41,6000% | High school |
| 7 | Furniture Finishers | 70% | $44,540+7% | High school |
| 8 | Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing | 70% | $46,170Broader BLS group · not compared | High school |
| 9 | Floor Sanders and Finishers | 68% | $50,440+21% | High school |
| 10 | Gem and Diamond Workers | 68% | $52,540Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 11 | Tile and Stone Setters | 68% | $55,690+34% | High school |
| 12 | Model Makers, Wood | 68% | $56,550+36% | Training or associate |
| 13 | Craft Artists | 67% | $46,080+11% | Training or associate |
| 14 | Paperhangers | 67% | $52,140+25% | High school |
| 15 | Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 67% | $56,460+36% | High school |
| 16 | Etchers and Engravers | 67% | $43,310+4% | High school |
| 17 | Stonemasons | 67% | $57,390+38% | High school |
| 18 | Bakers | 67% | $37,160−11% | High school |
| 19 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 67% | $51,330+23% | High school |
| 20 | Floral Designers | 66% | $37,360−10% | High school |
- 1Upholsterers
74% similar · $46,340 (+11%) · High school · Same group
- 2Sewers, Hand
73% similar · $36,480 (−12%) · High school · Same group
- 3Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
73% similar · $52,540 (+26%) · Training or associate
- 4Carpet Installers
73% similar · $50,340 (+21%) · High school
- 5Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
72% similar · $37,800 (−9%) · High school · Same group
- 6Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
70% similar · $41,600 (0%) · High school
- 7Furniture Finishers
70% similar · $44,540 (+7%) · High school
- 8Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
70% similar · $46,170 (broader group) · High school
- 9Floor Sanders and Finishers
68% similar · $50,440 (+21%) · High school
- 10Gem and Diamond Workers
68% similar · $52,540 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 11Tile and Stone Setters
68% similar · $55,690 (+34%) · High school
- 12Model Makers, Wood
68% similar · $56,550 (+36%) · Training or associate
- 13Craft Artists
67% similar · $46,080 (+11%) · Training or associate
- 14Paperhangers
67% similar · $52,140 (+25%) · High school
- 15Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
67% similar · $56,460 (+36%) · High school
- 16Etchers and Engravers
67% similar · $43,310 (+4%) · High school
- 17Stonemasons
67% similar · $57,390 (+38%) · High school
- 18Bakers
67% similar · $37,160 (−11%) · High school
- 19Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
67% similar · $51,330 (+23%) · High school
- 20Floral Designers
66% similar · $37,360 (−10%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers.
- Stonemasons67% similar · $57,390 (+38%)
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles67% similar · $56,460 (+36%)
- Tile and Stone Setters68% similar · $55,690 (+34%)
- Paperhangers67% similar · $52,140 (+25%)
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters67% similar · $51,330 (+23%)
- Carpet Installers73% similar · $50,340 (+21%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Questions about jobs like tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers
What jobs are most similar to tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Upholsterers (74% similar), Sewers (Hand) (73% similar), Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers (73% similar), Carpet Installers (73% similar) and Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers (72% similar).
Which jobs like tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Stonemasons ($57,390, +38%; usually a high school diploma), Model Makers (Wood) ($56,550, +36%; usually training or an associate degree) and Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles ($56,460, +36%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers ($41,640). Without more preparation than tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers usually need: Stonemasons, Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles and Tile and Stone Setters.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.