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Overview
Textile dyers run dyeing machines, mix chemicals and dyes, set up dye baths, make samples and adjust formulas for different fibres, yarns and fabrics.
In job descriptions, look for dyeing technology, textile chemistry, colouring recipes, textile testing, machine tending, finishing machines and quality standards for colour results.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Textile dyers usually work around dye machines, dye kitchens, sample checks and finishing areas. The job links formula accuracy with machine setup, textile material behaviour and visible colour quality.
Skills and specializations
Important depth includes textile chemistry, dyeing technology, colouring recipes, dye baths, textile testing and finishing-machine work. Some posts focus on production batches; others include colour matching or recipe development.
Salary context
Pay context depends on responsibility for formulas, machine lines, shift production, sample approval and quality troubleshooting. Work that owns colour correction or testing can carry more responsibility than routine machine tending.
Career paths
Experience can move toward senior dyer, colour technician, dyehouse supervisor, textile testing, finishing operations or production quality roles. Colour laboratories, dye kitchens and finishing lines are common next contexts.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy names fibre types, yarn or fabric dyeing, sample approval, chemical handling, batch documentation, finishing machines and expected colour-tolerance work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay 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 dyeing technician, finishing textile technician and textile finishing machine operator.
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
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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Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to 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/884beda8-d242-4fc3-a097-dc11098a7c3d |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8154.3 |
| ISCO group | 8154 |
| Concept type | Occupation |