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
51-0000
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers
51-6000
Sewing Machine Operators
51-6030
Sewing Machine Operators
51-6031
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
43-0000
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
53-0000
Material Moving Workers
53-7000
Management Occupations
11-0000
Laborers and Material Movers
53-7060
Other Production Occupations
51-9000
Sales and Related Occupations
41-0000
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-0000
Art and Design Workers
27-1000
Designers
27-1020
Miscellaneous Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers
51-6090
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
13-0000
Textile Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-6060
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers
43-5000
Supervisors of Production Workers
51-1000
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
51-1010
Industry Snapshot
Avg Salary
$47,620
Growth Rate
+-1.35%
Active Roles
189