Takeover Tracker
22%low risk
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
vs

24 shared · 16 different

core competencies

31%medium risk
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricTailors, Dressmakers, and Custom SewersLaundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Risk Score21.6%31.0%
Risk TierLow RiskMedium Risk
Risk Percentile10th44th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)3 / 155 / 15
Median Salary$40,860$33,800
Employment16K195K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Thinking Creatively
Customer and Personal Service
Selling or Influencing Others
Visualization
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Controlling Machines and Processes
Handling and Moving Objects
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
Getting Information
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Finger Dexterity
Arm-Hand Steadiness

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

28%

total discount

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

24%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

3 of 15 at risk
85%Examine tags on garments to determine alterations that are needed.
77%Record required alterations and instructions on tags, and attach them to garments.
51%Maintain garment drape and proportions as alterations are performed.
50%Develop, copy, or adapt designs for garments, and design patterns to fit measurements, applying knowledge of garment design, construction, styling, and fabric.
45%Press garments, using hand irons or pressing machines.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

5 of 15 at risk
84%Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, based on fabric and stain types.
82%Receive and mark articles for laundry or dry cleaning with identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.
55%Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
53%Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
51%Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.

Wage Comparison

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers earns -$7,060(-17%) vs Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom SewersLaundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
10th
$27,110$26,270
25th
$33,480$29,530
Median
$40,860$33,800
75th
$49,780$36,760
90th
$62,490$42,370

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Displacement Timeline Comparison

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers2028–2035
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers2028–2035
20242030203520402045

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

$32,018

from $40,860

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

$23,329

from $33,800

After adjusting for AI risk, Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers offers $8,689 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

1%

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

0

Unique to Tailors,

0

Unique to Laundry

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Creativity
Decision Complexity
Social Intelligence
Fine Manipulation
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