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Overview
Textile chemical quality technicians run chemical laboratory tests, interpret textile results and support dyeing, printing, finishing and quality decisions on fabrics, yarns and nonwoven materials.
In job descriptions, look for textile chemistry, laboratory testing, colouration, finishing technology, product quality checks, yarn count, fabric characteristics and textile production lines.
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The work links textile production with laboratory testing. The technician tests fibres, yarns, fabrics, nonwovens or finished products, interprets chemical results and supports decisions on colouration, printing and finishing.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes textile chemistry, properties of textile materials, textile testing operations, dyeing technology, finishing machines, printing technology, yarn count and evaluation of textile characteristics.
Salary context
Pay comparisons depend on laboratory responsibility, result interpretation, production-line authority, chemical handling, dyeing or finishing depth, documentation duties and influence on product release.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward textile quality engineering, dyeing or finishing technology, laboratory coordination, production-process control, product development support or specialist testing of physical textile properties.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the test methods, textile materials, colouration process, finishing line, yarn measurement, quality standards and who acts on the laboratory results.
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Occupation group
quality engineering technician (3119.16)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/16bc69b8-5abc-49e4-a860-befb734d54d3 |
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| ESCO code | 3119.16.5 |
| ISCO group | 3119 |
| Concept type | Occupation |