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Highest Paying Industries for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers

The top 83 highest paying industries for tailors, dressmakers, and sewers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $36,350, department stores is the highest paying industry for tailors, dressmakers, and sewers. It is followed by general merchandise stores industry (average annual salary $34,660). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of tailors, dressmakers, and sewers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 83 Highest Paying Industries for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Department Stores	$36,350	$25,250	760
2	General Merchandise Stores	$34,660	$22,250	890
3	Casino Hotels	$33,890	$21,010	180
4	Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing	$33,400	$26,260	40
5	Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing	$33,400	$26,260	40
6	Warehousing and Storage	$33,280	$25,460	40
7	Transportation and Warehousing	$33,280	$25,460	40
8	Traveler Accommodation	$33,000	$20,510	370
9	Accommodation	$33,000	$20,510	370
10	Accommodation and Food Services	$33,000	$20,510	370
11	Furniture Stores	$32,800	$20,160	70
12	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	$32,800	$20,160	70
13	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$32,310	$21,250	210
14	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$31,200	$21,380	610
15	Nonstore Retailers	$31,160	$21,410	620
16	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$30,900	$21,250	70
17	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$30,460	$19,640	400
18	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$30,350	$25,880	90
19	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$30,330	$25,020	40
20	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$30,140	$17,130	50
21	Federal, State, and Local Government	$30,140	$17,130	50
22	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$29,800	$21,480	50
23	Educational Services - State government owned	$29,800	$21,480	50
24	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$29,430	$18,670	80
25	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$29,370	$19,400	160
26	State government, including schools and hospitals	$29,270	$20,410	80
27	Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing	$28,810	$25,710	50
28	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$28,510	$19,120	80
29	Retail Trade	$27,960	$19,930	9,700
30	Educational Services	$27,780	$20,290	120
31	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	$27,510	$17,940	160
32	Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores	$27,290	$19,880	7,780
33	Clothing Stores	$27,280	$19,880	7,770
34	Gambling Industries	$27,100	$19,880	80
35	Performing Arts Companies	$26,950	$17,850	160
36	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$26,800	$17,810	170
37	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$26,700	$17,820	160
38	Textile Furnishings Mills	$26,510	$19,590	700
39	Educational Services - Privately owned	$26,450	$18,950	70
40	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$26,330	$17,840	160
41	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$26,150	$16,670	n/a
42	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$25,630	$18,930	40
43	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$25,630	$18,930	40
44	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$25,400	$17,880	240
45	Textile Product Mills	$25,330	$18,540	1,620
46	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$25,290	$17,210	370
47	Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing	$24,640	$17,570	n/a
48	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$24,590	$18,280	30
49	Printing and Related Support Activities	$24,540	$18,380	n/a
50	Specialized Design Services	$24,310	$16,890	270
51	Other Textile Product Mills	$24,200	$17,970	920
52	Manufacturing	$24,110	$18,000	5,800
53	Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	$24,040	$17,500	140
54	Wholesale Trade	$24,010	$17,510	1,560
55	Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance	$23,890	$17,520	3,200
56	Repair and Maintenance	$23,890	$17,520	3,200
57	Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	$23,820	$17,390	1,220
58	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$23,750	$17,460	1,320
59	Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	$23,670	$17,710	2,880
60	Apparel Manufacturing	$23,670	$17,680	3,050
61	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$23,540	$17,440	6,470
62	Drycleaning and Laundry Services	$23,470	$17,450	3,160
63	Machinery Manufacturing	$23,370	$20,620	30
64	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$23,250	$18,140	130
65	Personal and Laundry Services	$23,210	$17,380	3,260
66	Other General Merchandise Stores	$23,010	$17,930	n/a
67	Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills	$23,010	$17,050	40
68	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$22,790	$18,580	190
69	Textile Mills	$22,760	$18,960	270
70	Fabric Mills	$22,750	$19,730	230
71	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$22,730	$17,780	n/a
72	Sporting Goods Stores	$22,600	$18,230	70
73	Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$22,530	$17,840	110
74	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$21,860	$16,910	190
75	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$21,860	$16,910	190
76	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$20,580	$16,900	350
77	Employment Services	$20,540	$16,730	240
78	Rental and Leasing Services	$20,540	$16,890	350
79	Consumer Goods Rental	$20,490	$16,890	350
80	Temporary Help Services	$20,330	$16,670	220
81	Health Care and Social Assistance	$19,380	$16,640	160
82	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$18,930	$16,780	80
83	Social Assistance	$18,700	$16,480	120