Also called: Seamstress, Costume Technician
Sews, alters, and repairs costumes for theater, film, and theme parks.
A stitcher spends the day at a sewing machine hemming pants, adding hidden pockets for mic packs, and repairing a costume ripped during last night's show.
BLS tailors median ~$40k; union theater stitchers earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Sewing skills; trade programs or on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Fashion Design, Sewing (trade school).
Shrinking (about -2% over 10 years). Tailors overall are declining, but entertainment costume shops remain.
Low risk for 10 years. Sewing machines and some automation help, but alterations and repairs of one-of-a-kind costumes stay handwork.
Classes: Sewing or FACS, Fashion design CTE, Art, Theater tech crew.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-6052.
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