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Overview
Clothing sample machinists sew the first made-up sample of a garment design, solve construction details for later production, press finished pieces and check sample quality.
In job descriptions, look for sample sewing, garment quality, fabric spreading, pattern use, instructions for clothing manufacturing, alterations, ironing, technical drawings, accessories and coordination with production teams.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Sample machinist work turns a design into the first sewn garment. The role tests construction choices, fabric handling, seams, pressing and quality before a style is ready for production.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include sample sewing, reading patterns and briefs, fabric spreading, garment alterations, ironing, quality checks, accessory handling and communication with pattern and production teams.
Salary context
Salary context depends on fabric difficulty, sample complexity, speed expectations, quality responsibility, alteration work, pressing, deadline pressure and how much problem solving is expected before production.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior sample room work, garment quality control, pattern support, small-batch production, technical sewing training, alteration specialist work or production coordination.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names first samples, sealed samples, garment quality, pressing, alterations, pattern changes and contact with designers or patternmakers. That shows the role is sample-room work, not only line sewing.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay 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 wearing apparel
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include clothing alteration machinist, sewing machine operator and textile pattern making machine operator.
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
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
51-6052.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSewing Machine Operators
51-6031.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
14Manufacture of wearing apparel
Alternative labels
Occupation group
sewing machine operator (8153.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bda98f02-4f92-4015-a0c8-b86b8abc711a |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8153.1.2 |
| ISCO group | 8153 |
| Concept type | Occupation |