From clothing sample machinist to clothing technologist
17 of the 32 essential skills of a clothing technologist are already essential for a clothing sample machinist — about 53% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 17
- skills carry over
- 15
- would be new
- 53%
- 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
17 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- alter wearing apparel
- apparel manufacturing technology
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- create patterns for garments
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- evaluate garment quality
- inspect wearing apparel products
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- operate computerised control systems
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- prepare production prototypes
- standard sizing systems for clothing
What would be new
15 skillsEssential for a clothing technologist and not for a clothing sample machinist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analyse supply chain strategies
- apply health and safety standards
- control textile process
- develop recycling programs
- ensure equipment maintenance
- follow a tech pack
- health and safety in the textile industry
- history of fashion
- interpret technical texts
- manage production systems
- measure working time in goods production
- perform process control in the wearing apparel industry
- textile finishing technology
- use textile technique for hand-made products
- write technical reports
Other moves from clothing sample machinist
2 roles- clothing alteration machinist20 skills in common
- tailor18 skills in common
← clothing sample machinistclothing technologist →The other way round
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How far are you from being a clothing technologist?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.