7531 Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters
Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and hatters fabricate, fit, alter and repair tailored or handmade clothing. They produce made-to-measure clothing such as suits, overcoats and dresses from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material, or make hats or wigs according to customers’ and clothing manufacturers’ specifications. Tasks include - (a) making overcoats, suits, skirts, shirts, blouses, lingerie, corsetry, hats, wigs and similar garments, often to clients’ individual requirements; (b) selecting textile fabrics, leather or fur pelts matching the desired size, colour, texture and quality of the garment; cutting to shape them to garment pattern and arranging them on the pattern according to the design of the garment; (c) making garment style changes, such as tapering trouser legs or narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding; (d) selecting and modifying commercial patterns to customers’ and clothing manufacturers’ specifications and fit; (e) fitting, altering and repairing tailored clothing, dresses, coats and other made-to-measure garments according to customers’ requests; (f) making and caring for costumes used in theatrical, television and motion picture productions; (g) folding, twisting and draping material such as satin or silk, or sewing ribbon or cloth in the form of artificial flowers or bows around crown and brim to shape and decorate hats; (h) sewing and fastening together materials and hair strands to make wigs; (i) blending shades of hair to give a natural appearance to wigs, arranging woven hair in specified positions and sewing hair together to form hairpieces; (j) making, altering, restyling and repairing fur garments and other fur articles; (k) reclaiming furs or skins from old coats, gluing fabric to the interior of fur coats and trimming fur garments. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Dressmaker - Furrier - Fur grader - Hatter - Milliner - Tailor Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Textiles handicraft worker - 7318 - Sewing machine operator - 8153.
Where 7531 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >7 Craft and Related Trades Workers
- >>75 Food Processing, Woodworking, Garment and Other Craft and Related Trades Workers
- >>>753 Garment and Related Trades Workers
- >>>>7531 Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters
- >>>>7531 Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters
7531 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 2 other systems. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
- 5589e8e0-48d9-4193-8c85-86ba9f17e0e9broaddressmaker
- 978ae3a2-0831-415a-8396-b84dde656fc5broadtailor
- b3b79192-f6e0-4aa0-92d1-f876508e05b3broadcostume maker
- bd206ee9-61d6-45de-a369-0c71b8429efabroadwig and hairpiece maker
- d2078576-9c43-40f7-bf52-356f53d650fdbroadhide grader
- fd1c0f5a-f465-4067-af54-621e68c90f74broadmilliner
Other ISCO-08 codes under 7531 Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters
Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 7531?
- ISCO-08 7531 is "Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters". Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and hatters fabricate, fit, alter and repair tailored or handmade clothing. They produce made-to-measure clothing such as suits, overcoats and dresses from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material, or make hats or wigs according to customers’ and clothing manufacturers’ specifications. Tasks include - (a) making overcoats, suits, skirts, shirts, blouses, lingerie, corsetry, hats, wigs and similar garments, often to clients’ individual requirements; (b) selecting textile fabrics, leather or fur pelts matching the desired size, colour, texture and quality of the garment; cutting to shape them to garment pattern and arranging them on the pattern according to the design of the garment; (c) making garment style changes, such as tapering trouser legs or narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding; (d) selecting and modifying commercial patterns to customers’ and clothing manufacturers’ specifications and fit; (e) fitting, altering and repairing tailored clothing, dresses, coats and other made-to-measure garments according to customers’ requests; (f) making and caring for costumes used in theatrical, television and motion picture productions; (g) folding, twisting and draping material such as satin or silk, or sewing ribbon or cloth in the form of artificial flowers or bows around crown and brim to shape and decorate hats; (h) sewing and fastening together materials and hair strands to make wigs; (i) blending shades of hair to give a natural appearance to wigs, arranging woven hair in specified positions and sewing hair together to form hairpieces; (j) making, altering, restyling and repairing fur garments and other fur articles; (k) reclaiming furs or skins from old coats, gluing fabric to the interior of fur coats and trimming fur garments. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Dressmaker - Furrier - Fur grader - Hatter - Milliner - Tailor Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Textiles handicraft worker - 7318 - Sewing machine operator - 8153.
- How does ISCO-08 7531 map to other classification systems?
- 7531 Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (5589e8e0-48d9-4193-8c85-86ba9f17e0e9, 978ae3a2-0831-415a-8396-b84dde656fc5, b3b79192-f6e0-4aa0-92d1-f876508e05b3, +3 more); SOC 2018 (51-6052). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 7531?
- 7531 Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters sits under 7531 Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Hatters in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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