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 64200).
Note that some information in this job profile is based on the 2016 version of the NOC.
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
High school or specific training
This occupation usually requires a secondary school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training.
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Wages
$20.00/hour
Median wage in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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Prospects
Very limited
The job prospects are good in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
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Jobs
31 jobs
advertised near Vancouver (BC)
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Skills
- Make made-to-measure garments according to customer and manufacturing specifications
- Fit, alter and repair garments as required
- Lay out, cut, sew and press materials to make hats
- Make, alter or re-style fur garments and accessories
- Operate sewing machines or sew by hand
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