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Overview
Textile chemists supervise dyeing, finishing and other textile chemistry processes, control process standards, work with material properties and support specifications for technical textiles.
In job descriptions, look for dyeing technology, textile finishing, textile chemistry, process control, material properties, technical textile specifications, health and safety and textile research or development.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Textile chemists connect chemistry with textile production. They coordinate dyeing, finishing and related processes so fibres, yarns or fabrics reach the required colour, feel, durability and technical specification.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes dyeing technology, textile chemistry, material properties, process control, finishing-machine technologies, technical textile specifications, textile safety, standards and research or development work.
Salary context
Salary context is tied to process responsibility, laboratory or production setting, product risk, technical textile complexity, quality records, safety duties, research involvement and supervision of chemical processing.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior textile chemist, dyeing or finishing specialist, technical textile developer, quality manager, process development, R&D support or production supervision.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name fibre type, dyeing or finishing process, lab tests, production scale, technical textiles, safety controls, standard maintenance and whether the role designs specifications or monitors an existing process.
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.
Manufacture of textiles
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include textile product developer, textile technologist and textile, leather and footwear researcher.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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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
Chemists
19-2031.00
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
13Manufacture of textiles
Alternative labels
Occupation group
chemist (2113.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/55076d82-52a7-47eb-b882-f12322c42ecd |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2113.1.6 |
| ISCO group | 2113 |
| Concept type | Occupation |