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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

51-6092 Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts. May also mark and cut fabrics and apparel.


National estimates for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Industry profile for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Geographic profile for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

National estimates for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
2,670 7.4 % $ 32.09 $ 66,750 4.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.28 $ 19.60 $ 30.05 $ 39.59 $ 51.38
Annual Wage (2) $ 31,780 $ 40,760 $ 62,510 $ 82,340 $ 106,870


Industry profile for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1,120 1.60 $ 32.46 $ 67,510
Management of Companies and Enterprises 350 0.01 $ 49.77 $ 103,520
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 280 0.09 $ 22.98 $ 47,800
Other Textile Product Mills 120 0.20 $ 22.99 $ 47,830
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 100 0.04 $ 14.11 $ 29,340

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1,120 1.60 $ 32.46 $ 67,510
Other Textile Product Mills 120 0.20 $ 22.99 $ 47,830
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 280 0.09 $ 22.98 $ 47,800
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 100 0.04 $ 14.11 $ 29,340
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers 100 0.01 $ 37.26 $ 77,510

Top paying industries for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 350 0.01 $ 49.77 $ 103,520
Employment Services (8) (8) $ 40.84 $ 84,950
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers 100 0.01 $ 37.26 $ 77,510
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers (8) (8) $ 33.83 $ 70,360
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1,120 1.60 $ 32.46 $ 67,510


Geographic profile for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of fabric and apparel patternmakers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 890 0.05 2.80 $ 33.94 $ 70,600
New York 690 0.07 4.15 $ 44.06 $ 91,650
North Carolina 190 0.04 2.31 $ 23.73 $ 49,350
Ohio 140 0.02 1.42 $ 16.86 $ 35,070
Mississippi 70 0.06 3.52 $ 19.46 $ 40,490


Map of location quotient of fabric and apparel patternmakers by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 690 0.07 4.15 $ 44.06 $ 91,650
Mississippi 70 0.06 3.52 $ 19.46 $ 40,490
California 890 0.05 2.80 $ 33.94 $ 70,600
North Carolina 190 0.04 2.31 $ 23.73 $ 49,350
Ohio 140 0.02 1.42 $ 16.86 $ 35,070


Map of annual mean wages of fabric and apparel patternmakers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 690 0.07 4.15 $ 44.06 $ 91,650
New Jersey 40 0.01 0.54 $ 40.54 $ 84,320
Washington 40 0.01 0.71 $ 36.84 $ 76,620
California 890 0.05 2.80 $ 33.94 $ 70,600
Missouri 40 0.01 0.80 $ 26.77 $ 55,690



Map of employment of fabric and apparel patternmakers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 730 0.12 6.69 $ 34.06 $ 70,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 670 0.07 3.98 $ 45.14 $ 93,880
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 100 0.68 38.48 $ 25.00 $ 51,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 80 0.03 1.76 $ 36.17 $ 75,240
Greensboro-High Point, NC 50 0.15 8.74 $ 21.87 $ 45,490
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 30 0.01 0.83 $ 41.26 $ 85,810


Map of location quotient of fabric and apparel patternmakers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 100 0.68 38.48 $ 25.00 $ 51,990
Greensboro-High Point, NC 50 0.15 8.74 $ 21.87 $ 45,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 730 0.12 6.69 $ 34.06 $ 70,850
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 670 0.07 3.98 $ 45.14 $ 93,880
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 80 0.03 1.76 $ 36.17 $ 75,240
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 30 0.01 0.83 $ 41.26 $ 85,810


Map of annual mean wages of fabric and apparel patternmakers by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 670 0.07 3.98 $ 45.14 $ 93,880
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 30 0.01 0.83 $ 41.26 $ 85,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 80 0.03 1.76 $ 36.17 $ 75,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 730 0.12 6.69 $ 34.06 $ 70,850
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 100 0.68 38.48 $ 25.00 $ 51,990
Greensboro-High Point, NC 50 0.15 8.74 $ 21.87 $ 45,490

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 50 0.20 11.64 $ 22.77 $ 47,360

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 50 0.20 11.64 $ 22.77 $ 47,360

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 50 0.20 11.64 $ 22.77 $ 47,360


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024