AI JOB SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 51-6052.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers?

Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.

Estimated AI task exposure
22%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

22 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

24/100

Physical moat

44/100

Human moat

9/100

Rating coverage

100%

22 task statements / 22 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
Importance 82/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.88
Trim excess material, using scissors.
Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.88
Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.
Importance 84/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.87
Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
Importance 84/100Relevance 93/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.85
Press garments, using hand irons or pressing machines.
Importance 77/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.84
Let out or take in seams in suits and other garments to improve fit.
Importance 82/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.83
Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding.
Importance 78/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.83
Take up or let down hems to shorten or lengthen garment parts, such as sleeves.
Importance 78/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 76/100Weight 0.83
Repair or replace defective garment parts, such as pockets, zippers, snaps, buttons, and linings.
Importance 78/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.83
Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
Importance 80/100Relevance 87/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.81

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$41,640

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

13,920

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-8.8%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

4

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

5%

17 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $46,330 Growth 2025–2035: -10.5% Annual openings: 13

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

5%

17 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $46,680 Growth 2025–2035: -2.9% Annual openings: 7

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

6%

16 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $57,020 Growth 2025–2035: +1.6% Annual openings: 14

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

5%

17 points lower exposure • 89% profile similarity

Median wage: $34,890 Growth 2025–2035: +4.3% Annual openings: 28

more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

17 points lower exposure • 87% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

5%

17 points lower exposure • 90% profile similarity

Median wage: $53,750 Growth 2025–2035: +2.4% Annual openings: 40

more physical-world work

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    What this score does not mean

    The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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