Job prospects Garment Repair Seamstress in Saskatchewan

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Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (NOC 64200) in Saskatchewan for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
  • Several positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

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

  • Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 32%
    • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 24%
    • Textile and textile product and clothing manufacturing and leather and allied product manufacturing (NAICS 313-316): 22%
    • Personal and laundry services (NAICS 812): 8%
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 5%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 69% compared to 81% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 31% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • 56% of tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners work all year, while 43% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
  • 49% of tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners are self-employed compared to an average of 16% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 7% compared to 53% for all occupations
    • Women: 93% compared to 47% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 24% compared to 11% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 42% compared to 33% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 19% compared to 15% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 5% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 18% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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