Sewers, Hand

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Sew clothing or other articles.
• Trim excess material from workpieces.
• Select production input materials.
• Design templates or patterns.
• Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.

• Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
• Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment.
• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
• Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
• Assemble garments or textile products.
• Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.

• Craft Artists

• Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

• Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

• Etchers and Engravers

• Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

• Floral Designers

• Bakers

• Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

• Potters, Manufacturing

• Gem and Diamond Workers