From clothing development manager to clothing technologist
13 of the 32 essential skills of a clothing technologist are already essential for a clothing development manager — about 41% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from clothing development manager in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 19
- would be new
- 41%
- of the target job covered
- 32
- essential skills of a clothing technologist
What a clothing technologist does
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.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse supply chain strategies
- apparel manufacturing technology
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- evaluate garment quality
- history of fashion
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- operate computerised control systems
- perform process control in the wearing apparel industry
- prepare production prototypes
What would be new
19 skillsEssential for a clothing technologist and not for a clothing development manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- alter wearing apparel
- apply health and safety standards
- control textile process
- create patterns for garments
- develop recycling programs
- ensure equipment maintenance
- follow a tech pack
- health and safety in the textile industry
- inspect wearing apparel products
- interpret technical texts
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manage production systems
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- measure working time in goods production
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- standard sizing systems for clothing
- textile finishing technology
- use textile technique for hand-made products
- write technical reports
Other moves from clothing development manager
2 roles- clothing alteration machinist11 skills in common
- clothing sample machinist10 skills in common
← clothing development managerclothing technologist →The other way round
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