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Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners

Description

Tailors, dressmakers and furriers make, alter and repair tailored clothing, dresses, coats and other made-to-measure garments. Milliners make, alter and repair hats. This unit group also includes alterationists who fit, alter and repair garments. They are employed by clothing retailers, clothing alteration shops, dry cleaners and garment manufacturing companies or they may be self-employed.

Work week duration

Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Tailors, dressmakers and alterationists
  • Make made-to-measure garments, such as suits and coats according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit
  • Design, select and/or modify commercial patterns to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications
  • Mark, cut and sew fabric
  • Fit, alter and repair garments according to customers' requests by hand or using sewing machines.
  • Furriers
  • Make, alter, restyle and repair natural fur garments and accessories.
  • Milliners
  • Design, lay out, cut, sew and press fabric, leather and other materials into hats and related accessories.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually
  • Walking and running

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Carpet outlets
  • Condominium corporations
  • Recreational facilities
  • Retail service and repair shops
  • Construction glass installation contractors
  • General contractors
  • Health care facilities
  • Plastering contractors
  • Industrial establishments
  • Product specialty repair shops
  • Religious establishments
  • Cement and concrete contractors
  • Drywalling contractors
  • Construction companies
  • Masonry contractors
  • Insulation contractors
  • Self-employment
  • Building management companies
  • Other establishments
  • Lathing contractors
  • Building management companies
  • Shopping facilities
  • Manufacturers of precast concrete products
  • Pest control companies
  • Service establishments
  • Painting contractors
  • Bricklaying contractors
  • Roofing contractors
  • Educational institutions
  • Companies specializing in specific product installation and service
  • Floor-covering contractors
  • Glass fabrication shops

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Vibration
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 64200), and a list of similar occupations:

  • alterations dressmaker
  • custom furrier
  • custom tailor
  • furrier
  • garment alterationist
  • milliner
  • seamstress
  • tailor

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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