Sewers, Hand

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: None
Salary
High: $43,260.00
Average: $33,440.00
Hourly
Average: $16.08

What they do:

Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.

On the job, you would:

  • Sew, join, reinforce, or finish parts of articles, such as garments, books, mattresses, toys, and wigs, using needles and thread or other materials.
  • Trim excess threads or edges of parts, using scissors or knives.
  • Select thread, twine, cord, or yarn to be used, and thread needles.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

97% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
88% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
76% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
75% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
74% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
72% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
72% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
68% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
67% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
66% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

83% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
67% Artistic  -  Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.
61% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

81% 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.
78% 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.
78% 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.

Job Details

Responsibilities
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.
Sew clothing or other articles.
Sew clothing or other articles.
Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
Assemble garments or textile products.
Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

94% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
86% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
81% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
80% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
80% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
79% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
74% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
71% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
68% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
66% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

80% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
76% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
74% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
73% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
70% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
69% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Getting Started

Education:
30%
Less than a High School Diploma
30%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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