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Overview
Textile pattern making machine operators create patterns, designs and decoration on textiles by choosing materials, operating patternmaking machinery and checking fabric quality before and after production.
In job descriptions, look for textile materials, patternmaking machines, garment patterns, woven fabric design, textile finishing, fabric decoration, machine setup, sample production, CAD or quality checks.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Work combines textile design intent with machine operation. The operator prepares patternmaking machinery, chooses suitable materials, creates patterns or decoration and checks textile quality before and after production.
Skills and specializations
Important depth includes textile materials, garment patterns, woven fabric design, textile finishing technologies, patternmaking machinery, CAD for garment manufacturing, samples and machine setup.
Salary context
Salary context depends on machine type, pattern complexity, fabric value, CAD responsibility, sample work, quality checks, production pace and whether the role supports design changes.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior machine operation, textile sample development, CAD pattern work, production quality control, textile design support or supervision in textile manufacturing.
Good to know
Check whether adverts mention patternmaking machinery, textile techniques, woven fabrics, garment patterns, CAD, textile finishing, machine setup, sample production, fabric quality and customer pattern requests.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
51-6092.00
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Occupation group
Textile, fur and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified (8159)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0a9eb24a-13e7-4847-8f6e-a776771ac96b |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8159.8 |
| ISCO group | 8159 |
| Concept type | Occupation |