From clothing alteration machinist to tailor
20 of the 28 essential skills of a tailor are already essential for a clothing alteration machinist — about 71% 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.
- 20
- skills carry over
- 8
- would be new
- 71%
- of the target job covered
- 28
- essential skills of a tailor
What a tailor does
Tailors design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material, or make hats or wigs for men. They produce made-to-measure wearing apparel according to customer's or garment manufacturer's specifications. They are able to read and understand size charts, details surrounding finished measurements, etc.
What carries over
20 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- alter wearing apparel
- apparel manufacturing technology
- buttonholing
- create patterns for garments
- cut fabrics
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- evaluate garment quality
- fabric spreading in the fashion industry
- grade patterns for wearing apparel
- history of fashion
- iron textiles
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- marker making
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- prepare production prototypes
- properties of textile materials
- sew pieces of fabric
- sew textile-based articles
- standard sizing systems for clothing
What would be new
8 skillsEssential for a tailor and not for a clothing alteration machinist. 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 clothing alteration machinist
2 roles- clothing sample machinist20 skills in common
- clothing technologist17 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a tailor?
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.