Summary Garment Repair Seamstress near Vancouver (BC)
Find key facts and figures about working as a garment repair seamstress. The following information is applicable to all Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (NOC 6342).
Description
Tailors, dressmakers and furriers make, alter and repair tailored clothing, dresses, coats and other made-to-measure garments. Milliners make, alter and repair hats. This unit group also includes alterationists who fit, alter and repair garments. They are employed by clothing retailers, clothing alteration shops, dry cleaners and garment manufacturing companies or they may be self-employed.
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Requirements
College or apprenticeship
College education or apprenticeship training usually required
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Wages
$19.50/hour
Median wage in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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Prospects
Limited
The job prospects are limited in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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Jobs
20 jobs
advertised near Vancouver (BC)
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Skills
- Mark, cut and sew fabric
- Design patterns to fit measurements
- Select and modify commercial patterns to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit
- Operate sewing machines or sew by hand
- Make, alter or re-style fur garments and accessories
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