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Average Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers Salary in Vermont

Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers in Vermont earn a median annual salary of $41,600, which is +1.8% compared to the national median. There are 30 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Vermont (state).

$41,600
Vermont median annual wage
$20/hour median
+1.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $40,860
30
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.05
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$28,760
25th
$29,390
Median
$41,600
75th
$42,530
90th
$43,390

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Vermont, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
98.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$42,467
Goods: 97.3%
Services: 125.8%
Rents: 86.5%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
District of Columbia$57,380CompareN/A
New York$57,280Compare1,400
Maryland$52,000Compare260
Washington$51,010Compare140
Oklahoma$50,710Compare120
Pennsylvania$49,250Compare500

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Vermont

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$233,1601.66
Dentists, General$230,9901.00
General Internal Medicine Physicians$228,8401.54
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$205,1301.57
Pediatricians, General$184,4501.64
Chief Executives$166,1901.26
Architectural And Engineering Managers$158,0300.86
Optometrists$156,0001.20

Vermont has salary data for 561 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers in Vermont

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Tailors, Dressmakers, And Custom Sewers are projected to change by -4.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.