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pay figure could not be verified from opened source. Note: Tailor/Dressmaker is adjacent to IMAGO's existing 'Custom, Made-To-Order Work' entry but this is a skilled trade/job rather than a creator model.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/51-6052.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine", "evidence_quote": "51-6052.00 - Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1607-job-discovery-beauty-and-fashion-services-angle-boards", "subject": "Tailor, Dressmaker, or Custom Sewer", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "*", "job": { "job_name": "Tailor, Dressmaker, or Custom Sewer", "category": "Health, beauty and wellness", "what_it_is": "Altering, modifying, repairing, and creating custom-fitted clothing", "startup_cost": "$1,000-$5,000 for sewing machine and supplies; $500-$3,000 for formal training program", "skill_level": "High school diploma; vocational training or apprenticeship", "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify", "pay_unit": "annual/hourly", "where_to_find_work": "Dry cleaners; department stores; bridal shops; dry-cleaning and laundry services; self-employment", "adjacent_jobs": "Sewer (Hand), Custom Clothier, Upholsterer" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "access.signup", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "clothed" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1607_job_discovery_beauty_and_fashion_services_angle_boards_hand_sewer_onet", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Sewer, Hand: job_overview", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Hand sewers perform sewing and embroidering by hand, attaching ornaments and making adjustments to garments.", "body": "Hand sewers perform sewing and embroidering by hand, attaching ornaments and making adjustments to garments.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“51-6051.00 - Sewers, Hand”\n\nNote: BLS OOH page returned 403; pay figure could not be verified from opened source.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/51-6051.00", "last_verified": "2026-10-05", "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine", "evidence_quote": "51-6051.00 - Sewers, Hand", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "1607-job-discovery-beauty-and-fashion-services-angle-boards", "subject": "Sewer, Hand", "topic": "job_overview", "applies_to_country": "*", "job": { "job_name": "Sewer, Hand", "category": "Health, beauty and wellness", "what_it_is": "Hand sewing, embroidery, attaching ornaments, and garment adjustments", "startup_cost": "Minimal - hand sewing tools; $500-$2,000 for basic equipment", "skill_level": "High school diploma; on-the-job training", "typical_pay_range": "could_not_verify", "pay_unit": "annual/hourly", "where_to_find_work": "Apparel manufacturing; textile product mills; dry cleaners; custom garment shops", "adjacent_jobs": "Tailor, Dressmaker, Custom Sewer, Upholsterer" }, "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "money.pricing", "access.signup", "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "clothed" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r1607_job_discovery_beauty_and_fashion_services_angle_boards_commercial_industrial_designer_onet", "category": "Getting Started", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Commercial and Industrial Designer: job_overview", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Commercial and industrial designers develop the appearance and function of manufactured products, from consumer goods to medical devices.", "body": "Commercial and industrial designers develop the appearance and function of manufactured products, from consumer goods to medical devices.\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“27-1021.00 - Commercial and Industrial Designers”\n\nNote: At the edge of the beauty/fashion slice - included as adjacent. 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