Seamstress vs weaver

The differences between seamstresses and weavers 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 weaver takes usually requires Less than 1 month. Additionally, a weaver has an average salary of $43,813, 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 weaver are patrol, quality defects, and safety procedures.

Seamstress vs weaver overview

	Seamstress	Weaver
Yearly salary	$33,724	$43,813
Hourly rate	$16.21	$21.06
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,259	134
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 53%
Average age	50	50
Years of experience	6	-

Seamstress vs weaver salary

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

	Seamstress	Weaver
Average salary	$33,724	$43,813
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $50,000	Between $22,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	Somerville, MA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	CoxHealth	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between seamstress and weaver education

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

	Seamstress	Weaver
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	High School Diploma, 53%
Most common major	Graphic Design	Business
Most common college	-	-

Seamstress vs weaver demographics

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

	Seamstress	Weaver
Average age	50	50
Gender ratio	Male, 5.8% Female, 94.2%	Male, 41.3% Female, 58.7%
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, 14.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 54.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	8%

Differences between seamstress and weaver 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.

Weaver example responsibilities.

Creel, clean, inspect quality, run production.
Start beam motor to wind transfer wire from creel to beam.
Lift spools of wire, and place them on spindles of creel.
Patrol, check for any defects, and start up any machines that has malfunction.
Remove spindles from machine and bobbins from spindles.

Seamstress vs weaver skills

Common seamstress skills

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

Common weaver skills

Patrol, 31%
Quality Defects, 22%
Safety Procedures, 19%
Creel, 11%
Quality Checks, 8%
Mechanical Defects, 3%