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Also called bale sewer, baseball hand sewer, casing sewer and hand shoes sewer.
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Hand Sewer
Sewer, hand sewing, joining, reinforcing, and finishing parts of garments, books, mattresses, toys, and wigs using various techniques and materials. I measure, align, and trim items to ensure quality in the final product
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Selected and threaded needles with appropriate thread, making sewing smoother and more efficient
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Trimmed excess threads and materials to ensure clean finishes on items
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The work itself
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Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $33,330 |
|---|---|
| Median | $36,480 |
| 75th percentile | $40,720 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $34,850 | $42,420 | $52,200 |
| CO | $41,850 | $47,600 | $48,580 |
| FL | $29,570 | $38,480 | $40,810 |
| GA | $35,380 | $38,210 | $46,140 |
| IA | $39,570 | $42,290 | $44,730 |
| IL | $36,450 | $36,480 | $44,420 |
| IN | $29,900 | $34,410 | $38,940 |
| LA | $27,040 | $27,040 | $30,620 |
| MA | $31,200 | $38,680 | $42,240 |
| NC | $32,520 | $36,550 | $39,720 |
| NJ | $35,720 | $36,400 | $40,280 |
| NV | $39,440 | $39,440 | $39,780 |
| NY | $36,510 | $37,380 | $39,420 |
| PA | $33,830 | $35,560 | $35,560 |
| PR | $21,840 | $21,840 | $22,570 |
| SC | $39,580 | $39,690 | $41,600 |
| TX | $20,710 | $29,320 | $37,970 |
| WA | $41,600 | $45,170 | $45,170 |
Other names
bale sewer, baseball hand sewer, casing sewer, hand shoes sewer, hand sole sewer, lamp shade sewer, mattress and foundation sewer, mattress sewer, sewer, sewers hand, alteration specialist, apparel specialist.
beadworker, cloth bale header, clothier, couturier, custom apparel specialist, custom clothier, custom designer, custom seamstress, embroidery specialist, fabric specialist, feather stitcher, foundation maker, hand finisher, hand knitter, hand quilter, hand stitcher, hand umbrella tipper, hand weaver, hat maker, hat mender, hosiery mender, knit goods mender, knitter, mattress finisher, mattress specialist, passementerie worker, pelota maker, seamstress, sewing alteration specialist, stitcher, thread marker, umbrella tipper.
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Already yours: Sewing clothing and articles, Measuring materials, Measuring product dimensions
4 of the 11 tasks this job is made of
| Median pay | $36,480 a year |
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What you have not done yet. Selecting production materials, Designing templates and patterns, Assembling textile products
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| Median pay | $47,180 a year |
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What you have not done yet. Mounting attachments or tools, Setting equipment controls, Operating grinding equipment
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| Median pay | $46,680 a year |
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What you have not done yet. Assembling wood products, Applying decorative finishes, Reviewing blueprints and instructions
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This page is about the occupation Sewers, Hand. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.