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NOC 64200: Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
NOC 64200 is a TEER 4 occupation. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count for Express Entry, but some provincial and pilot programs accept it.
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Tailors, dressmakers and furriers make, alter and repair tailored clothing, dresses, coats and other made-to-measure garments. Milliners make, alter and repair hats. This unit group also includes alterationists who fit, alter and repair garments. They are employed by clothing retailers, clothing alteration shops, dry cleaners and garment manufacturing companies or they may be self-employed.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- alterations dressmaker
- custom furrier
- custom tailor
- furrier
- garment alterationist
- milliner
- seamstress
- tailor
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Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Tailors, dressmakers and alterationists
- Make made-to-measure garments, such as dresses, suits and coats according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit
- Design, select and/or modify commercial patterns to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications
- Fit, mark, cut and sew fabric
- Fit, alter and repair garments according to customers' requests by hand or using sewing machines.
Furriers
- Make, alter, restyle and repair natural fur garments and accessories.
Milliners
- Design, lay out, cut, sew and press fabric, leather and other materials into hats and related accessories.
What this code means for Express Entry
FSW needs TEER 0–3 work.
CEC needs TEER 0–3 work.
Not in a Federal Skilled Trades group.
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Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school may be required.
- Tailors and dressmakers require demonstrated ability to sew, style and fit men's or women's garments and may require completion of college or other courses in tailoring or dressmaking.
- Furriers require several years of experience in selecting pelts and making, fitting, styling and altering fur garments and accessories.
- Milliners require demonstrated ability to sew, style and fit hats and caps.
- Alterationists require demonstrated ability to sew, alter and repair garments.
Codes in the same group
| NOC | Occupation | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 64201 | Image, social and other personal consultants | 4 |