Job prospects Master Tailor in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (NOC 64200) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners in Manitoba:

• Approximately 350 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Repair and maintenance (NAICS 811): 28%
  • Textile and textile product and clothing manufacturing and leather and allied product manufacturing (NAICS 313-316): 26%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 22%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 66% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 34% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 45% of tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners work all year, while 55% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 36 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 44% of tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 10% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 90% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 19% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 35% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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