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Sewers, Hand
Production · SOC 51-6051
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$36,480
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
1,000
Proj. Annual Openings
2,190
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-12.2%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 51-6051 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 49/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $36,480
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 1,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -7.0%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 966 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Judgment and Decision MakingTime ManagementCritical ThinkingComplex Problem SolvingActive Listening
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.7%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
17.8%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI4.2%
AI ability · AIOE49.3%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne99%
Top Skills
1.Judgment and Decision Making
2.Time Management
3.Critical Thinking
4.Complex Problem Solving
5.Active Listening
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.
Common titles: Alteration Specialist, Couturier, Custom Clothier, Custom Designer, Custom Seamstress, Seamstress
Representative Tasks
- •Select thread, twine, cord, or yarn to be used, and thread needles.
- •Measure and align parts, fasteners, or trimmings, following seams, edges, or markings on parts.
- •Trim excess threads or edges of parts, using scissors or knives.
- •Sew, join, reinforce, or finish parts of articles, such as garments, books, mattresses, toys, and wigs, using needles and thread or other materials.
- •Use different sewing techniques such as felling, tacking, basting, embroidery, and fagoting.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
- •Measure clients to ensure proper product fit.
- •Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
- •Select production input materials.
- •Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Tools & Technologies
Adobe Illustrator · hotAdobe Photoshop · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotCorel CorelDraw Graphics SuiteDrawing softwareEmbroidery design softwareGraphics digitizing softwareTemplate design software
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 51-6051: 2019 — employment: 4,770, median wage: $29,950; 2020 — employment: 3,410, median wage: $30,000; 2021 — employment: 4,170, median wage: $29,930; 2022 — employment: 3,440, median wage: $31,530; 2023 — employment: 3,390, median wage: $32,240; 2025 — employment: 2,190, median wage: $36,480.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $36,480 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |