Occupation Atlasclothing product grader
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/072279cf-ed39-47e7-af23-ee6df571eb24
clothing product grader
Clothing product graders produce patterns in different sizes (i.e. scaled-up and scaled-down) to reproduce the same wearing apparel in different sizes. They draft patterns by hand or using software following size charts.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
AREArtistic · Realistic · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- A Artistic7.00
- R Realistic4.34
- E Enterprising3.96
- C Conventional2.94
- S Social2.35
- I Investigative2.17
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Fashion Designers (27-1022.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- CAD for garment manufacturing
- alter wearing apparel
- apparel manufacturing technology
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- create patterns for garments
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- evaluate garment quality
- grade patterns for wearing apparel
- inspect wearing apparel products
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- operate computerised control systems
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- perform process control in the wearing apparel industry
- prepare production prototypes
- standard sizing systems for clothing
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 18 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
clothing quality inspector
16 shared · 1 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, perform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, evaluate garment quality
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16 shared · 5 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, perform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, alter wearing apparel
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clothing sample machinist
16 shared · 8 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, operate computerised control systems, alter wearing apparel, evaluate garment quality
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clothing technologist
16 shared · 16 more of its ownperform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, alter wearing apparel, evaluate garment quality
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clothing alteration machinist
14 shared · 12 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, alter wearing apparel, evaluate garment quality, inspect wearing apparel products
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clothing CAD technician
12 shared · 5 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, perform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, inspect wearing apparel products
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clothing process control technician
11 shared · 3 more of its ownperform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, inspect wearing apparel products, create patterns for garments
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tailor
11 shared · 17 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, alter wearing apparel, evaluate garment quality, create patterns for garments
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