Job prospects Seamstress in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners" in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2022-2024), the labour market was balanced for Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners in the Vancouver Island and Coast Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be Good for tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners (NOC 64200) in the Vancouver Island and Coast region for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners in the Vancouver Island and Coast region:
- Approximately 280 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 38%
- Textile and textile product and clothing manufacturing and leather and allied product manufacturing (NAICS 313-316): 28%
- Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45): 14%
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 9%
Labour market conditions over the next 10 years
Find out what will be the job prospects for Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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