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Overview
Textile quality inspectors check whether fabrics, yarns, accessories and finished textile products meet predetermined production specifications.
In job descriptions, look for textile testing, measurement, yarn count, fabric characteristics, production-line checks, process control, quality standards, defect reporting and textile technologies such as weaving, knitting, dyeing or finishing.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Textile quality inspection follows material through production. The inspector checks fabric, yarn, accessories and finished products against specifications, tests physical properties, measures textile characteristics and records defects before goods move on.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes textile measurement, yarn count, fabric identification, production-line quality checks, textile testing operations, process control, finishing technologies and clear criteria for accepted or rejected products.
Salary context
Salary context depends on product complexity, inspection responsibility, testing equipment, textile technology, defect decisions, production volume and whether the inspector only reports issues or can stop a textile batch.
Career paths
Paths can move toward senior textile inspection, quality assurance, process control, textile testing, production supervision, finishing technology or product-development support in fabrics and yarns.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name woven, knitted, nonwoven or dyed textiles, which tests are used, how defects are classified, what data must be recorded and who decides if products meet specifications.
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.
Technical testing and analysis
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include clothing quality inspector, metal product quality control inspector and product grader.
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
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
51-9061.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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.
71.2Technical testing and analysis
Alternative labels
Occupation group
product quality inspector (7543.10)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/85fdd1cb-98d3-4c40-a868-1078ce770440 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7543.10.4 |
| ISCO group | 7543 |
| Concept type | Occupation |