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Overview
The work focuses on testing fabrics, yarns and textile products so production teams can see whether material properties meet required standards.
In job descriptions, look for textile testing, fabric identification, yarn count measurement, product checks on a textile line, laboratory records, process control and work standards.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Textile quality technicians usually work close to textile production, sampling rooms or laboratories. They test fabrics, yarns and finished textile products, compare measurements with standards and explain results that affect release, rework or process adjustment.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include textile material properties, fabric recognition, yarn count measurement, textile testing operations and control of textile processes. Some roles lean toward production-line checks; others focus on laboratory testing, finishing, dyeing or development support.
Salary context
Pay context depends on the testing responsibility, independence in interpreting results, production impact and the range of textile materials covered. Laboratory accountability and authority to stop or escalate a quality issue usually matter more than the job title alone.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior quality technician work, textile laboratory coordination, process control, production quality support or textile development testing. A good next step deepens both material knowledge and reliable test documentation.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names the textile materials, test methods, production stage and reporting responsibility. A strong match should involve physical textile tests and standards, not only general warehouse inspection.
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 chemical quality technician and textile process controller.
Explore this activityTechnical testing and analysis
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include commissioning technician, asphalt laboratory technician and radiation protection technician.
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
Chemical Technicians
19-4031.00
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
71.2Technical testing and analysis13Manufacture of textiles
Alternative labels
Occupation group
quality engineering technician (3119.16)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0663da10-e42c-41e8-992c-07d00ac97bea |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3119.16.6 |
| ISCO group | 3119 |
| Concept type | Occupation |