Fabric Menders, except garment

Definition

Repair tears, holes, and other defects in fabrics, such as draperies, linens, parachutes, and tents.

2004 employment: 2,700
Projected 2004-14 employment change: decline
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Fabric menders, except garment

2004 employment: 3,000
2014 projected employment: 3,000
employment numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand; percent changes are calculated with unrounded numbers
Change — numeric: 0; percent: -0.5%
2004 median annual earnings: $32,490; earnings group: high
2004 self-employed: 18.0%
2004 part-time employment: low
2004 unemployment: high
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 61.4%; some college: 29.0%; bachelor's degree: 9.6%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Fabric menders, except garment
— National
U.S.:	$34,040
— by State
AL:	$33,430
CA:	$29,490
GA:	$28,670
IL:	$34,210
IN:	$28,540
LA:	$33,450
ME:	$36,760
MD:	$40,090
MA:	$32,840
MN:	$48,260
MO:	$25,380
NY:	$42,270
NC:	$22,150
OH:	$32,640
PA:	$36,030
SC:	$26,630
TX:	$33,790
VA:	$39,090
WA:	$48,400
— by NAICS Industry Sector
31-33	$25,840
44-45	$31,130
81	$32,770
92	$42,720
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for fabric menders, except garment.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Also see Fabric menders, except garment in the 2004-05 edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook
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