Occupation Atlasclothing technologist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2bf5169b-2c89-451a-9274-e2b4bc1f9487
clothing technologist
Clothing technologists work on the design, development and production of textile and apparel products. They carry out a range of technical, investigative and quality control work to ensure the end product (from clothing to household up to industrial textiles). They perform to specifications, improve production efficiency and quality while liaising with those involved in the production process. They liaise with designers, adapt designs to suit production methods, make and size pre-production garments, source fabrics and accessories, undertake quality evaluations of materials, check the quality of the final product, and consider ecological aspects.
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Job Zone
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Typically associated skills
Essential (32)
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.
- alter wearing apparel
- analyse supply chain strategies
- apparel manufacturing technology
- apply health and safety standards
- control textile process
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- create patterns for garments
- develop recycling programs
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- ensure equipment maintenance
- evaluate garment quality
- follow a tech pack
- health and safety in the textile industry
- history of fashion
- inspect wearing apparel products
- interpret technical texts
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
- manage production systems
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- measure working time in goods production
- operate computerised control systems
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- perform process control in the wearing apparel industry
- prepare production prototypes
- standard sizing systems for clothing
- textile finishing technology
- use textile technique for hand-made products
- write technical reports
Optional (16)
- 3D body scanning technologies
- CAD for garment manufacturing
- analyse scanned data of the body
- assess the life cycle of resources
- bundle fabrics
- buttonholing
- cut fabrics
- decorate textile articles
- embroider fabrics
- examine sample garments
- identify new recycling opportunities
- keep up to date on costume design
- manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile
- properties of textile materials
- sew pieces of fabric
- trends in fashion
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 32 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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15 shared · 2 more of its ownperform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, evaluate garment quality, inspect wearing apparel products
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clothing process control technician
13 shared · 1 more of its ownperform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, inspect wearing apparel products, manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
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clothing development manager
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