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Sewer and embroiderer

#31Declining
4/5

Key facts

−14.1%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −14.1% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Sewing, embroidery and related workers (ISCO 7533). Sewing, embroidery and related workers sew together, repair, renovate and decorate garments, gloves and other products of textile, fur, light leather and other materials and fabricate tents, sails, awnings and tarpaulins.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

41 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • antique doll repairer
  • carpet sewer
  • doll maker
  • doll repairer
  • dollmaker
  • dolls accessories maker
  • dolls clothes maker
  • dolls fashion designer
  • dolls house furniture maker
  • dolls house maker
  • embroiderer
  • embroidery digitiser
  • embroidery finisher
  • embroidery operator
  • embroidery puncher
  • embroidery worker
  • glove maker
  • glove manufacturer
  • glove manufacturers
  • hand decorator
  • industrial leather gloves manufacturer
  • made-up textile articles manufacturer
  • manufacturer of soft furnishings
  • plastic doll maker
  • plastic dollmaker
  • porcelain doll maker
  • porcelain dollmaker
  • sail maker
  • seamstress
  • sew on machinist
  • sewer
  • sewing machinist
  • sewing operator
  • sewing worker
  • soft furnisher
  • soft furnishers
  • sports glove manufacturer
  • sunshade maker
  • tent maker
  • wooden doll maker
  • wooden dollmaker

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureLowBLS AI exposure category "low" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Sewing machine operators; Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other; Sewers, hand)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $36,790
EntryVery quickBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.