textile, leather and footwear researcher
Textile, leather and footwear researchers combine knowledge of material sciences, chemistry, physics, process technologies, management, and engineering to contribute to future innovations within the fields of textile, wearing apparel, leather, and footwear. They collaborate in multidisciplinary projects in order to combine findings from a diverse array of science fields for product development.
Also called: textile and leather researcher, textile, leather and footwear research worker, textile, leather and footwear research analyst, textile and clothing researcher, clothing and apparel researcher
- 20
- essential skills
- 10
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- textile product developer9 skills in common
- textile quality inspector8 skills in common
- textile quality technician8 skills in common
- textile chemical quality technician7 skills in common
- textile chemist6 skills in common
- textile process controller6 skills in common
- textile sourcing merchandiser6 skills in common
- textile designer5 skills in common
Essential skills
20- analyse experimental laboratory data
- challenging issues in the textile industry
- chemistry
- conduct research on trends in design
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- evaluate textile characteristics
- health and safety in the textile industry
- maintain work standards
- manage scale-up experiments for manufacturing of products
- measure yarn count
- monitor textile manufacturing developments
- perform chemical experiments
- physics
- properties of textile materials
- reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing
- research and development in textiles
- seek innovation in current practices
- test physical properties of textiles
- use textile finishing machine technologies
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