Also called: Wardrobe Buyer
Buys clothing, shoes, and accessories for productions, often on tight deadlines.
A costume shopper races between malls, thrift stores, and online sites to find six identical shirts in one actor's size, keeping receipts for every purchase.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Fashion knowledge; often an entry role in costume departments.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Fashion Merchandising.
Growing about average. Follows production levels.
Medium risk for 10 years. Online shopping and AI search speed sourcing, cutting some shopper days; matching the designer's eye in real stores stays human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Ask local theaters and productions’ costume departments for shopper or costume PA work
Classes: Fashion design CTE, Business math, Art, History.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1022.
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