Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers, and Milliners
Job description
These individuals make, transform, and repair clothing and accessories.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Nontoxic dust
Main tasks
Tailors
- Make custom-made clothing (suits, coats, etc.) according to customer and manufacturer specifications.
- Draw patterns.
- Mark, cut, and sew fabric.
- Fit, alter, and repair garments as required.
Dressmakers
- Make clothes.
- Select and modify commercial patterns according to customer and manufacturer specifications.
- Mark, cut, and sew fabric.
- Modify or repair clothing as required.
Furriers
- Make, transform, and repair natural fur clothing and accessories.
Milliners
- Stretch, cut, sew, and press various materials (fabric, leather, etc.).
- Design and make accessories (e.g. hats).
Retouchers
- Fit, transform, and repair clothing according to customer requests
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $16.10
- Median
- $18.00
- Maximum
- $23.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
9,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 87.1% Female
- 12.9% Male
Not available.
- 87.1% Female
- 12.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$26,600
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31638% of jobs
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NAICS 8127% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4511% of jobs
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NAICS 414% of jobs
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NAICS 3394% of jobs
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Others16% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31638% of jobs
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NAICS 8127% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 4511% of jobs
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NAICS 414% of jobs
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NAICS 3394% of jobs
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Others16% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in mode et confection de vêtements sur mesure
Code : 5345
Placement rate: 63.6%
13.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
Furriers
- Several years of experience required for the design of specialized accessories.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Time management
- Critical thought
- Social perception
Abilities
- Digital dexterity
- Visualization
- Hand-arm stability
- Oral comprehension
- Control accuracy
- Near vision
- Manual dexterity
- Verbal skills
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Attention to detail
- Creativity
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 64200
Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
Job titles
- Tailor
- Dressmaker
- Furrier
- Alterations dressmaker
- Made-to-measure garment tailor
- Custom fur joiner
- Milliner
- Garment sample maker
- Custom furrier
- Garment repair seamstress
- Women's garment alterations seamstress
- Women's garment custom seamstress
- Fur repair estimator
- Master tailor
- Garment fitter
- Fur remodeller
- Fur repairman/woman
- Garment alterationist
- Tailor supervisor
- Men's garment alterations tailor
- Shop tailor
- Fur tailor
- Ready-to-wear garment tailor
- Custom tailor
Skill type
Sales and service
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