Also called: Drapery Workroom Fabricator, Window Treatment Installer
Sews custom curtains, shades, and upholstered headboards and installs them in homes and hotels.
In a drapery workroom you lay out 20 yards of linen on a padded table, measure precisely, and sew pleated curtain panels for a designer's client. Then you go on site to install rods and dress the curtains so they hang perfectly.
Approximate; owners of workrooms earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Learned on the job in a workroom.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Interior Design (certificate).
Growing slowly. Steady demand from interior designers.
Low risk for 10 years. Custom sewing, measuring and installing window treatments in real homes is hands-on work.
Age 18+. One way to start: Ask drapery workrooms and window treatment shops for workroom helper jobs
Classes: Sewing or fashion CTE, Geometry, Construction trades.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-6052.
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