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Costume Attendants
Designs clothing, shoes and accessories.
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Fashion designers sketch ideas, choose fabrics, make patterns and samples, and work with manufacturers. Many work for brands and retailers; some start their own labels or design costumes for theater and film.
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The guide checks the courses against your plan, with things to try each year. Free account needed.
High school courses that build toward it
- Music Theory · Arts
Builds art and music, which this job uses.
- Creative Writing · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Geometry · Math
Builds math, which this job uses.
- Welding and Metal Fabrication · Career and Technical
Builds how things are made, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Costume Attendants on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.