Apparel Manufacturing
Industries in the Apparel Manufacturing subsector group establishments with two distinct manufacturing processes: (1) cut and sew (i.e., purchasing fabric and cutting and sewing to make a garment) and (2) the manufacture of garments in establishments that first knit fabric and then cut and sew the fabric into a garment. The Apparel Manufacturing subsector includes a diverse range of establishments manufacturing full lines of ready-to-wear apparel and custom apparel: apparel contractors, performing cutting or sewing operations on materials owned by others; jobbers, performing entrepreneurial functions involved in apparel manufacturing; and tailors, manufacturing custom garments for individual clients. Knitting fabric, when done alone, is classified in the Textile Mills subsector, but when knitting is combined with the production of complete garments, the activity is classified in the Apparel Manufacturing subsector.
Top Careers in this Sector
Production Occupations
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Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers
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Sewing Machine Operators
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Sewing Machine Operators
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Office and Administrative Support Occupations
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Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
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Material Moving Workers
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Management Occupations
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Laborers and Material Movers
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Other Production Occupations
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Sales and Related Occupations
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
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Art and Design Workers
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Designers
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Miscellaneous Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers
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Business and Financial Operations Occupations
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Textile Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers
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Supervisors of Production Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
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Industry Snapshot
Avg Salary
$47,620
Growth Rate
+-1.35%
Active Roles
189