4.4 KiB
4.4 KiB
Competences — clothing technologist
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2bf5169b-2c89-451a-9274-e2b4bc1f9487).
Essential
- alter wearing apparel (skill/competence)
- analyse supply chain strategies (skill/competence)
- apparel manufacturing technology (knowledge)
- apply health and safety standards (skill/competence)
- control textile process (skill/competence)
- coordinate manufacturing production activities (skill/competence)
- create patterns for garments (skill/competence)
- develop recycling programs (skill/competence)
- distinguish accessories (skill/competence)
- distinguish fabrics (skill/competence)
- ensure equipment maintenance (skill/competence)
- evaluate garment quality (skill/competence)
- follow a tech pack (skill/competence)
- health and safety in the textile industry (knowledge)
- history of fashion (knowledge)
- inspect wearing apparel products (skill/competence)
- interpret technical texts (skill/competence)
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces (skill/competence)
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing (skill/competence)
- manage production systems (skill/competence)
- manufacture wearing apparel products (skill/competence)
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles (knowledge)
- manufacturing of wearing apparel (knowledge)
- measure working time in goods production (skill/competence)
- operate computerised control systems (skill/competence)
- operate garment manufacturing machines (skill/competence)
- perform process control in the wearing apparel industry (skill/competence)
- prepare production prototypes (skill/competence)
- standard sizing systems for clothing (knowledge)
- textile finishing technology (knowledge)
- use textile technique for hand-made products (skill/competence)
- write technical reports (skill/competence)
Optional
- 3D body scanning technologies (knowledge)
- analyse scanned data of the body (skill/competence)
- assess the life cycle of resources (skill/competence)
- bundle fabrics (skill/competence)
- buttonholing (knowledge)
- CAD for garment manufacturing (knowledge)
- cut fabrics (skill/competence)
- decorate textile articles (skill/competence)
- embroider fabrics (skill/competence)
- examine sample garments (skill/competence)
- identify new recycling opportunities (skill/competence)
- keep up to date on costume design (skill/competence)
- manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile (skill/competence)
- properties of textile materials (knowledge)
- sew pieces of fabric (skill/competence)
- trends in fashion (knowledge)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 6 ads, as of 2026-07-10)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- product development — 50 %
- fabric knowledge — 33 %
- garment construction — 33 %
- dyeing processes — 17 %
- finishing techniques — 17 %
- data analytics — 17 %
- product safety — 17 %
- material development — 17 %
- patternmaking — 17 %
- quality assurance — 17 %
- quality evaluation — 17 %
- sample evaluation — 17 %
- sizing — 17 %
- sustainable product creation — 17 %
- technical product creation — 17 %
- technical specification — 17 %
- textile research — 17 %
- textile science — 17 %
- textile technology — 17 %
- wash treatments — 17 %
- yarn knowledge — 17 %
- textile analysis — 17 %
- textile engineering — 17 %
Methods
- tech pack development — 17 %
- safety compliance testing — 17 %
- automated manufacturing processes — 17 %
Responsibilities
- product development — 33 %
- production involvement — 17 %
- quality assurance — 17 %
- spec creation — 17 %
- sample review — 17 %
- cross-functional collaboration — 17 %
- cross-team collaboration — 17 %
- cross-team support — 17 %
- data tracking — 17 %
- design involvement — 17 %
- factory communication — 17 %
- innovation production — 17 %
- material analysis — 17 %
- material challenge resolution — 17 %
- technical specification interpretation — 17 %
- textile innovation — 17 %
- problem solving — 17 %