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Overview
Clothing technologist work connects garment design with production. The role turns sketches and specifications into workable textile products by checking materials, patterns, sizing, production methods and final quality.
In job descriptions, look for apparel manufacturing, sample garments, fabric sourcing, quality evaluation, pattern work, sizing systems, production coordination and sustainability or recycling requirements.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Clothing technologists work between design, sampling and production. They may adapt designs for manufacturing, make or assess sample garments, compare fabrics and accessories, check sizing and follow the garment through quality evaluation.
Skills and specializations
The role values garment construction, pattern work, textile materials, apparel manufacturing technology, quality control, production coordination and the ability to explain technical limits to designers and suppliers.
Salary context
Salary context depends on product complexity, production volume, responsibility for suppliers, quality decisions, sustainability work, CAD or body-scanning tools and whether the role covers prototypes, industrial textiles or finished garments. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior garment technology, production engineering, quality management, sourcing, product development, sustainability coordination or specialist work with fit, patterns or textile finishing.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention prototypes, sizing systems, factories, fabrics, accessories, quality tests, CAD or recycling work. These terms show how technical and production-facing the role is.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context for clothing technology work. 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 textiles
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include textile technologist, textile, leather and footwear researcher and chemical engineer.
Explore this activityManufacture of wearing apparel
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Another occupation there is chemical engineer.
Explore this activityIndustrial product and fashion design activities
Another possibility is this activity. Another occupation there is textile product developer.
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: 1
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
51-6099.00
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.
Source 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.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
74.11Industrial product and fashion design activities13Manufacture of textiles14Manufacture of wearing apparel
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Industrial and production engineers (2141)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2bf5169b-2c89-451a-9274-e2b4bc1f9487 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2141.1 |
| ISCO group | 2141 |
| Concept type | Occupation |