Job prospects Garment Repair Seamstress in British Columbia

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Job opportunities in British Columbia

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (NOC 6342) in British Columbia for the 2022-2024 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners in British Columbia:

• Approximately 2,300 people worked in this occupation in May 2016.
• Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Textile and textile product and clothing manufacturing and leather and allied product manufacturing (NAICS 313-316): 45%
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 22%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 12%
  • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 77% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 23% for all occupations
• 49% of tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners work all year, while 51% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 34 weeks compared to 32 weeks for all occupations.
• 38% of tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 10% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 90% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 27% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 36% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 9% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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