From clothing CAD patternmaker to clothing sample machinist
10 of the 24 essential skills of a clothing sample machinist are already essential for a clothing CAD patternmaker — about 42% 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.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 14
- would be new
- 42%
- 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
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- 3D body scanning technologies
- create patterns for garments
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- grade patterns for wearing apparel
- inspect wearing apparel products
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- prepare production prototypes
- standard sizing systems for clothing
What would be new
14 skillsEssential for a clothing sample machinist and not for a clothing CAD patternmaker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- alter wearing apparel
- apparel manufacturing technology
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- cut fabrics
- evaluate garment quality
- fabric spreading in the fashion industry
- iron textiles
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles
- marker making
- operate computerised control systems
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- sew textile-based articles
Other moves from clothing CAD patternmaker
2 roles- clothing CAD technician11 skills in common
- clothing product grader10 skills in common
← clothing CAD patternmakerclothing sample machinist →The other way round
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How far are you from being a clothing sample machinist?
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