To work as a tailor, you typically need to:

• complete moderate-term, on-the-job training.

Education after high school

No formal education is required beyond high school. However, you may benefit from taking sewing courses at a professional-technical school or two-year college. Home-study courses in sewing are also available. If you want to design clothes, you can take advanced courses in sewing, design, and patternmaking. Only a few schools in the US offer this type of advanced training. Several of these schools are in New York City.

Work experience

Working as a sewing machine operator is excellent preparation for this occupation.

On-the-job training

Most tailors learn their skills on the job from experienced tailors. You need sewing experience before you can be hired into one of these positions. Training can take up to a year.