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Overview
Clothing cutters prepare fabric for apparel production by reading patterns or technical specifications, laying out materials, marking cut lines, cutting pieces and trimming edges before assembly.
In job descriptions, look for fabric cutting, pattern work, garment sizes, textile materials, cutting machines, CAD for garment manufacturing, production prototypes and coordination with sewing or production teams.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Clothing cutters usually work before sewing or assembly starts. The role turns patterns, size systems and fabric layouts into cut garment pieces, often balancing material use, cutting accuracy and production timing.
Skills and specializations
Useful capability includes reading patterns, distinguishing fabrics, cutting textiles cleanly, preparing prototypes, bundling cut pieces, using garment CAD and operating computer-controlled cutting systems when production uses them.
Salary context
Pay context is affected by the complexity of garments, fabric value, manual versus automated cutting, prototype responsibility, production volume and whether the cutter coordinates other preparation tasks.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior cutting-room work, pattern cutting, sample preparation, production coordination, garment CAD work or broader technical roles in apparel manufacturing.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies specify the materials, cutting equipment, pattern system, size range, prototype duties, production pace and how cut bundles are handed over to sewing teams.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
51-9031.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETTextile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-6062.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
13Manufacture of textiles
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Garment and related pattern-makers and cutters (7532)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/928dd410-c74b-4dab-94b8-fcbdcf541bd1 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7532.2 |
| ISCO group | 7532 |
| Concept type | Occupation |