Skills
48 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
7 skills
Essential skills / competences
25 skills
Optional knowledge
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Optional skills / competences
11 skills
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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Open in Job ExplorerWhat 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.
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Occupation group
Industrial and production engineers (2141)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2bf5169b-2c89-451a-9274-e2b4bc1f9487 |
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| ESCO code | 2141.1 |
| ISCO group | 2141 |
| Concept type | Occupation |