Occupation Atlasclothing CAD patternmaker
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/760ad7dd-f29d-4e4d-be1f-15100550ab80
clothing CAD patternmaker
Clothing CAD patternmakers design, evaluate, adjust and modify patterns, cutting plans and technical files for all kinds of wearing apparel using CAD systems, acting as interfaces with digital printing, cutting and assembly operations, being aware of the technical requirements on quality, manufacturability and cost assessment.
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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
RACRealistic · Artistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.65
- A Artistic5.40
- C Conventional4.17
- E Enterprising1.45
- I Investigative1.34
- S Social1.31
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 Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers (51-6092.00): 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 (28)
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.
- 3D body scanning technologies
- CAD for garment manufacturing
- analyse scanned data of the body
- calculate purchasing levels of raw materials
- circular economy
- commercial clothing glossary
- create patterns for garments
- define specifications for clothing
- develop new products
- develop product design
- develop production line
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- draft bill of materials
- draft design specifications
- draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
- examine sample garments
- fabric types
- follow a tech pack
- grade patterns for wearing apparel
- inspect wearing apparel products
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- prepare production prototypes
- prototyping in the wearing apparel industry
- repair patterns
- standard sizing systems for clothing
- types of textile fibres
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 28 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
clothing CAD technician
11 shared · 6 more of its ownexamine sample garments, 3D body scanning technologies, grade patterns for wearing apparel, inspect wearing apparel products
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clothing product grader
10 shared · 8 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, inspect wearing apparel products, CAD for garment manufacturing, create patterns for garments
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wearing apparel patternmaker
10 shared · 11 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, inspect wearing apparel products, CAD for garment manufacturing, create patterns for garments
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clothing sample machinist
10 shared · 14 more of its own3D body scanning technologies, grade patterns for wearing apparel, inspect wearing apparel products, create patterns for garments
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digital prototyper
9 shared · 6 more of its ownprototyping in the wearing apparel industry, 3D body scanning technologies, grade patterns for wearing apparel, analyse scanned data of the body
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clothing quality inspector
9 shared · 8 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, inspect wearing apparel products, create patterns for garments, manufacturing of wearing apparel
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clothing technologist
9 shared · 23 more of its ownfollow a tech pack, inspect wearing apparel products, create patterns for garments, manufacturing of wearing apparel
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clothing alteration machinist
8 shared · 18 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, inspect wearing apparel products, create patterns for garments, manufacturing of wearing apparel
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