Seamstress vs teamster

The differences between seamstresses and teamsters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 3-6 months to become a seamstress, becoming a teamster takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a teamster has an average salary of $44,593, which is higher than the $33,724 average annual salary of a seamstress.

The top three skills for a seamstress include customer service, punctuality and industrial sewing machines. The most important skills for a teamster are CDL, water truck, and teamsters.

Seamstress vs teamster overview

	Seamstress	Teamster
Yearly salary	$33,724	$44,593
Hourly rate	$16.21	$21.44
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	1,259	230
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	50	48
Years of experience	6	2

Seamstress vs teamster salary

Seamstresses and teamsters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Seamstress	Teamster
Average salary	$33,724	$44,593
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $50,000	Between $34,000 And $57,000
Highest paying City	Somerville, MA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	CoxHealth	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between seamstress and teamster education

There are a few differences between a seamstress and a teamster in terms of educational background:

	Seamstress	Teamster
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Seamstress vs teamster demographics

Here are the differences between seamstresses' and teamsters' demographics:

	Seamstress	Teamster
Average age	50	48
Gender ratio	Male, 5.8% Female, 94.2%	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% Asian, 10.0% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 3.7% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between seamstress and teamster duties and responsibilities

Seamstress example responsibilities.

Place spools of thread on spindles, insert bobbins, and thread ends through machine guides and components.
Sew cushions and upholstery for furniture
Deconstruct and reinforce clothing, repair t-shirts, hats, etc.
Place spools of thread on spindles, ensure machine is threaded properly.
Operate a Juki pattern tact machine and an auto matrix cutting table.
Use vinyl plotter to create designs and press on to t-shirts etc.

Teamster example responsibilities.

Transport boxes to the dumpster utilizing dollies.
Drive distributor trucks, semi truck and dump trucks.
Write VBA code for automate transferring of data between spreadsheets and work books.
Perform general teamsters function loading/unloading materials form suppliers and pickups and delivers to support the mills daily production.
Operate various caterpillar excavators, bulldozers, front-end loaders and other relate equipment to perform demolition on houses and infrastructure.
Rig roof top and indoor HVAC equipment, transformers, and other specialize equipment.

Seamstress vs teamster skills

Common seamstress skills

Customer Service, 67%
Punctuality, 18%
Industrial Sewing Machines, 3%
Stitching, 2%
Embroidery, 1%
Inventory Control, 1%

Common teamster skills

CDL, 24%
Water Truck, 16%
Teamsters, 15%
Semi, 13%
Unload Trucks, 7%
DOT, 7%