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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
3,070 8.9 % $ 32.13 $ 66,820 3.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.99 $ 18.34 $ 29.00 $ 41.17 $ 52.67
Annual Wage (2) $ 31,190 $ 38,150 $ 60,320 $ 85,630 $ 109,550


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 1,140 1.57 $ 28.17 $ 58,600
Management of Companies and Enterprises 520 0.02 $ 47.76 $ 99,340
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 470 0.33 $ 34.23 $ 71,200
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 260 0.08 $ 22.66 $ 47,140
Employment Services 140 0.00 $ 44.02 $ 91,570

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 1,140 1.57 $ 28.17 $ 58,600
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 470 0.33 $ 34.23 $ 71,200
Other Textile Product Mills 130 0.22 $ 20.67 $ 42,990
Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing 30 0.09 $ 15.51 $ 32,270
Textile Furnishings Mills 40 0.08 $ 17.32 $ 36,030

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 520 0.02 $ 47.76 $ 99,340
Employment Services 140 (7) $ 44.02 $ 91,570
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers 70 0.01 $ 38.52 $ 80,110
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 470 0.33 $ 34.23 $ 71,200
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing 1,140 1.57 $ 28.17 $ 58,600


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 2022


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 1,060 0.06 2.89 $ 31.70 $ 65,930
New York 890 0.10 4.72 $ 44.79 $ 93,160
North Carolina 180 0.04 1.88 $ 24.52 $ 51,000
Texas 100 0.01 0.37 $ 15.81 $ 32,890
Indiana 60 0.02 1.02 $ 17.89 $ 37,200


Map of location quotient of fabric and apparel patternmakers by state, May 2022


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 890 0.10 4.72 $ 44.79 $ 93,160
California 1,060 0.06 2.89 $ 31.70 $ 65,930
Mississippi 60 0.05 2.61 $ 20.21 $ 42,030
North Carolina 180 0.04 1.88 $ 24.52 $ 51,000
Indiana 60 0.02 1.02 $ 17.89 $ 37,200


Map of annual mean wages of fabric and apparel patternmakers by state, May 2022


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 890 0.10 4.72 $ 44.79 $ 93,160
New Jersey 50 0.01 0.61 $ 36.25 $ 75,390
Washington 30 0.01 0.49 $ 32.18 $ 66,930
California 1,060 0.06 2.89 $ 31.70 $ 65,930
Illinois 30 0.01 0.25 $ 27.50 $ 57,200



Map of employment of fabric and apparel patternmakers by area, May 2022


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 870 0.14 6.88 $ 31.52 $ 65,560
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 850 0.09 4.46 $ 45.76 $ 95,180
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 90 0.62 29.84 $ 24.89 $ 51,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 80 0.03 1.66 $ 35.11 $ 73,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC 40 0.10 4.93 $ 24.25 $ 50,440
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 30 0.01 0.58 $ 25.86 $ 53,780


Map of location quotient of fabric and apparel patternmakers by area, May 2022


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 90 0.62 29.84 $ 24.89 $ 51,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 870 0.14 6.88 $ 31.52 $ 65,560
Greensboro-High Point, NC 40 0.10 4.93 $ 24.25 $ 50,440
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 850 0.09 4.46 $ 45.76 $ 95,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 80 0.03 1.66 $ 35.11 $ 73,020
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 30 0.01 0.58 $ 25.86 $ 53,780


Map of annual mean wages of fabric and apparel patternmakers by area, May 2022


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 850 0.09 4.46 $ 45.76 $ 95,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 80 0.03 1.66 $ 35.11 $ 73,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 870 0.14 6.88 $ 31.52 $ 65,560
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 30 0.01 0.58 $ 25.86 $ 53,780
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 90 0.62 29.84 $ 24.89 $ 51,770
Greensboro-High Point, NC 40 0.10 4.93 $ 24.25 $ 50,440
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (8) (8) (8) $ 22.41 $ 46,610

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 0.23 10.96 $ 21.35 $ 44,400
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 30 0.15 7.26 $ 16.96 $ 35,290

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 0.23 10.96 $ 21.35 $ 44,400
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 30 0.15 7.26 $ 16.96 $ 35,290

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 0.23 10.96 $ 21.35 $ 44,400
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 30 0.15 7.26 $ 16.96 $ 35,290


About May 2022 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023