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Highest Paying Industries for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

The top 69 highest paying industries for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $36,350, department stores is the highest paying industry for tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers. It is followed by general merchandise stores industry (average annual salary $35,890). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 69 Highest Paying Industries for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Department Stores	$36,350	$25,250	760
2	General Merchandise Stores	$35,890	$23,930	790
3	Furniture Stores	$34,650	$21,580	50
4	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$34,650	$21,580	50
5	Casino Hotels	$33,890	$21,010	180
6	Traveler Accommodation	$33,770	$21,450	340
7	Accommodation	$33,770	$21,450	340
8	Accommodation and Food Services	$33,770	$21,450	340
9	Warehousing and Storage	$33,280	$25,460	40
10	Transportation and Warehousing	$33,280	$25,460	40
11	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$32,750	$22,110	190
12	Performing Arts Companies	$32,740	$20,990	100
13	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$32,490	$20,940	100
14	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$32,350	$21,590	320
15	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$32,210	$24,950	530
16	Nonstore Retailers	$32,160	$24,960	530
17	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$32,030	$21,010	60
18	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$31,990	$20,710	110
19	State government, including schools and hospitals	$31,100	$19,950	70
20	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$31,080	$21,320	40
21	Educational Services - State government owned	$31,080	$21,320	40
22	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$30,330	$19,690	130
23	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$30,330	$25,020	40
24	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,040	$19,410	60
25	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$29,770	$16,850	40
26	Federal, State, and Local Government	$29,770	$16,850	40
27	Retail Trade	$28,610	$19,790	8,520
28	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$28,510	$19,120	80
29	Educational Services	$28,380	$20,270	100
30	Clothing Stores	$27,640	$19,600	6,880
31	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$27,640	$19,600	6,890
32	Gambling Industries	$27,600	$21,010	60
33	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$27,450	$18,050	440
34	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$27,260	$17,880	130
35	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$27,210	$18,110	460
36	Educational Services - Privately owned	$27,160	$18,910	60
37	Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing	$26,900	$17,070	90
38	Wholesale Trade	$26,680	$18,080	640
39	Apparel Manufacturing	$26,460	$17,940	1,910
40	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$26,440	$17,760	150
41	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$26,420	$17,970	1,820
42	Textile Furnishings Mills	$26,150	$19,510	390
43	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$26,110	$18,000	180
44	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$25,630	$18,930	40
45	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$25,630	$18,930	40
46	Manufacturing	$25,270	$17,960	3,230
47	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$25,190	$17,170	360
48	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$24,740	$20,870	n/a
49	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$24,650	$21,000	n/a
50	Printing and Related Support Activities	$24,650	$18,170	n/a
51	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$24,190	$17,610	2,990
52	Repair and Maintenance	$24,190	$17,610	2,990
53	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$24,180	$17,710	120
54	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$24,180	$17,710	120
55	Specialized Design Services	$24,140	$16,830	260
56	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$24,080	$17,390	140
57	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,540	$17,480	5,800
58	Textile Product Mills	$23,500	$17,830	860
59	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$23,210	$17,460	2,700
60	Personal and Laundry Services	$22,920	$17,380	2,800
61	Sporting Goods Stores	$22,870	$19,150	70
62	Other Textile Product Mills	$22,100	$17,430	470
63	Administrative and Support Services	$20,850	$16,580	170
64	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$20,850	$16,580	170
65	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$20,470	$16,890	350
66	Rental and Leasing Services	$20,430	$16,880	350
67	Consumer Goods Rental	$20,380	$16,880	340
68	Employment Services	$20,270	$16,500	160
69	Temporary Help Services	$19,940	$16,360	130