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Overview
Carpet weavers operate textile machinery, prepare materials, cut textiles, tend weaving or tufting processes and help produce rugs and carpets in different styles.
In job descriptions, look for carpet manufacturing, textile fibres, weaving machines, tufting technology, machine maintenance, pattern work, textile floor coverings, material orders and safety in production.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Carpet weavers work with textile floor-covering production. The setting can include weaving machines, tufting equipment, fibre preparation, cutting tables, pattern checks and production teams that coordinate material flow, machine condition and finished carpet quality.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes textile fibres, carpet types, weaving or tufting technology, machinery maintenance, textile design, cutting, decoration, material ordering and safe work around production equipment.
Salary context
Compare roles by machine responsibility, material range, pattern complexity, production volume, setup work, maintenance duties and whether the role handles orders, quality checks or team coordination.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior machine operation, textile production coordination, carpet design support, quality control, maintenance-adjacent work or training newer operators in weaving and tufting routines.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names wool, synthetic fibres, carpet or rug production, tufting, weaving machines, pattern work, material orders, safety routines and how much manual finishing is included.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of carpets and rugs
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is carpet handicraft worker.
Explore this activityWeaving of textiles
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Another occupation there is weaver.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Craft Artists
27-1012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-6063.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
13.93Manufacture of carpets and rugs13.2Weaving of textiles
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials (7318)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b3cd0522-14a9-4e21-a7ee-c9a1f9c0de51 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7318.2 |
| ISCO group | 7318 |
| Concept type | Occupation |