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Overview
These technicians carry out laboratory tests, interpret results and report whether footwear or components should be accepted or rejected. They also support quality systems, audits and documents.
In job descriptions, look for footwear materials, laboratory testing, quality standards, acceptance decisions, product inspection, quality reports, audit support, outsourced laboratories and footwear quality systems.
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Search jobsWork context
The work is based in laboratory and quality-system settings for footwear production. The technician tests materials, interprets results and prepares acceptance or rejection advice for quality managers.
Skills and specializations
Useful capability includes footwear materials, laboratory testing, quality control analysis, product inspection, quality documentation, audit support, problem solving and contact with outsourced laboratories.
Salary context
Pay context is affected by testing complexity, product range, audit involvement, responsibility for rejection advice, documentation load, language needs and whether the role supports full footwear quality systems.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward quality engineering technician work, laboratory coordination, footwear quality systems, supplier quality support or technical product testing roles.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names the tests, materials, reporting line and decision responsibility. Clear roles explain when samples go to external laboratories and how audit work fits the job.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for footwear quality control laboratory 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.
Manufacture of footwear
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include footwear quality technician, footwear production technician and footwear 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
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O*NET relationships: 1
Quality Control Analysts
19-4099.01
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.
15.2Manufacture of footwear
Alternative labels
Occupation group
quality engineering technician (3119.16)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ed976196-3d5d-4121-9367-e1022af603fa |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3119.16.1 |
| ISCO group | 3119 |
| Concept type | Occupation |