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Overview
Leather goods CAD patternmakers use CAD systems to design, adapt and modify 2D patterns, test nesting layouts and estimate leather material consumption.
In job descriptions, look for CAD patternmaking, nesting modules, technical drawings, leather components, cutting layouts, samples, stitching knowledge, material estimates and communication with design or production teams.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Leather goods CAD patternmakers work between design ideas and production cutting. They turn product shapes into 2D CAD patterns, adjust pieces, test nesting layouts and estimate material use before sampling or manufacturing.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes leather components, manufacturing processes, material quality, technical drawings, CAD tools, nesting modules, sample preparation, stitching knowledge and how pattern choices affect waste.
Salary context
Pay context depends on CAD responsibility, complexity of leather goods, material cost, pattern accuracy, involvement in samples or collections and whether the role supports production problem solving.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior patternmaker, CAD specialist, leather goods product developer, sample coordinator, cutting-room planner, collection development or technical bridge between design and production.
Good to know
Read adverts for the CAD system, 2D pattern scope, nesting responsibility, leather materials, sample work, technical drawings and whether the role estimates consumption or only edits existing patterns.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. 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.
Industrial product and fashion design activities
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include leather goods patternmaker, clothing product grader and wearing apparel patternmaker.
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
Fashion Designers
27-1022.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
74.11Industrial product and fashion design activities
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Garment and related pattern-makers and cutters (7532)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/29900d8d-4463-4a6e-b6aa-e97418700245 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7532.5 |
| ISCO group | 7532 |
| Concept type | Occupation |