Will AI replace Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers?
Estimated risk score: 12 out of 100
Very low replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (0 to 31).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 22 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 51-6052.00 · Production
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 2 of its 22 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Record required alterations and instructions on tags, and attach them to garments.
- Estimate how much a garment will cost to make, based on factors such as time and material requirements.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 18 of its 22 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
- Fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations.
- Fit, alter, repair, and make made-to-measure clothing, according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit, and applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling.
- Let out or take in seams in suits and other garments to improve fit.
- Maintain garment drape and proportions as alterations are performed.
- Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding.
What the job is
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
Also called: Tailor, Alterations Sewer, Furrier, Coat Maker, Fur Tailor, Laceworker, Suit Maker, Vest Maker.
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate