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Overview
They set up finishing work after earlier textile production, using finishing machine technology, dyeing knowledge and textile chemistry to improve fabric quality and usability.
In job descriptions, look for textile finishing machines, colouring recipes, physical textile tests, man-made fibres, printing preparation, work standards and health and safety in textile production.
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Finishing textile technicians work at the last stage of textile production, where fabric appearance, handle and use are adjusted before delivery. The setting often includes finishing machines, dyeing processes, printing preparation and checks of textile properties.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include textile chemistry, colouring recipes, machine setup, physical textile testing and attention to work standards. Some roles lean toward production operation, others toward recipe development, quality checks or textile research support.
Salary context
Pay context depends on machine responsibility, fibre and fabric complexity, colour or chemical knowledge, quality accountability and whether the role only prepares finishing runs or also solves process defects.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward textile production supervision, dyeing and finishing coordination, textile testing, quality control, product development support or more specialised work with man-made fibres and finishing technology.
Good to know
Check which fabrics, fibres, finishing machines, dyes, tests and safety routines the advert names. A clear role explains whether the work is setup, running production, laboratory testing or process improvement.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for finishing textile technician work. It is not official labour-market statistics or 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.
Finishing of textiles
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include textile finishing machine operator, textile dyer and textile dyeing technician.
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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
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O*NET relationships: 1
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
51-6061.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
13.3Finishing of textiles
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Bleaching, dyeing and fabric cleaning machine operators (8154)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1b8c2a8e-204e-4035-bf88-921564e6df2e |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8154.1 |
| ISCO group | 8154 |
| Concept type | Occupation |