RecordOccupation

Where a dressmaker can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a dressmaker already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Dressmakers design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material for women and children. They produce made-to-measure wearing apparel according to customer's or garment manufacturer's specifications. They are able to read and understand size charts, details surrounding finished measurements, etc.

Highest coverage recorded: 69%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 5difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 31required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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dressmaker is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a dressmaker already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.