From tailor to clothing sample machinist
18 of the 24 essential skills of a clothing sample machinist are already essential for a tailor — about 75% 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.
- 18
- skills carry over
- 6
- would be new
- 75%
- of the target job covered
- 24
- essential skills of a clothing sample machinist
What a clothing sample machinist does
Clothing sample machinists create the first made-up sample of a garment design. They make decisions regarding the makeup of garments taking into consideration bulk production to ensure sealing samples are ready on time. They press finished garments and make quality control checks.
What carries over
18 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- alter wearing apparel
- apparel manufacturing technology
- create patterns for garments
- cut fabrics
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- evaluate garment quality
- fabric spreading in the fashion industry
- grade patterns for wearing apparel
- iron textiles
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- marker making
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- prepare production prototypes
- sew textile-based articles
- standard sizing systems for clothing
What would be new
6 skillsEssential for a clothing sample machinist and not for a tailor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from tailor
2 roles- clothing alteration machinist20 skills in common
- dressmaker15 skills in common
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How far are you from being a clothing sample machinist?
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.