Skills
37 skills are associated with this occupation.
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Essential knowledge
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Optional knowledge
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Overview
Textile specialised sellers help customers choose fabrics, textiles and haberdashery in specialist shops, combining product knowledge with measurement, cutting, display and sales work.
In job descriptions, look for fabric types, textile measurement, cutting textiles, sewing patterns, haberdashery advice, stock levels, product display, cash register work, refunds, e-commerce systems and customer follow-up.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work is customer-facing in a fabric, textile or haberdashery shop. The seller interprets projects, measures fabric, cuts orders, explains material behaviour and keeps shelves readable.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes fabric types, textile measurement, sewing patterns, haberdashery products, stock control, product display, cash register routines and customer follow-up.
Salary context
Pay is shaped by product range, advice depth, store responsibility, stock handling, e-commerce tasks and whether the seller works with complex sewing or interior projects.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior sales, department responsibility, visual merchandising, textile buying support, e-commerce service or small-shop management. The strongest adverts name both the textile range and the in-store service tasks.
Good to know
Check whether the role mainly sells fabrics, home textiles or haberdashery, and whether cutting, pattern advice, stock ordering, online orders or returns are part of the day.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
specialised seller (5223.7)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/528f90ed-e250-48bd-aacc-ffb7b1de5654 |
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| ESCO code | 5223.7.35 |
| ISCO group | 5223 |
| Concept type | Occupation |