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Overview
Textile technologists develop and supervise textile production systems, from spinning, weaving and knitting to dyeing, finishing and printing under quality controls.
In job descriptions, look for textile processes, quality control, fabric types, dyeing technology, testing, yarn characterisation, technical textile specifications, control systems and new textile technologies.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Textile technologist work links production engineering with textile materials. It can cover spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, finishing, printing, process control and quality checks across a textile line.
Skills and specializations
Important depth includes fabric types, properties of textile materials, dyeing technology, metrology, textile testing, yarn characterisation and specifications for technical textiles. Innovation work may focus on new fibres or control systems.
Salary context
Pay context depends on production system complexity, responsibility for quality standards, testing authority, process improvement, technical textile knowledge and whether the role supervises people, equipment or development work.
Career paths
A path can move from textile testing or line quality into process engineering, technical textiles, production supervision, research and development, supplier quality or specialist control of dyeing and finishing.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy names the textile process, material family, laboratory testing, production line, quality system and expected improvement work. The title can cover both factory supervision and technical development.
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.
Manufacture of textiles
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include clothing technologist, textile, leather and footwear researcher and textile chemist.
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
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3026.00
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
13Manufacture of textiles
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Occupation group
Industrial and production engineers (2141)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/85acc7e9-1fac-4e91-962b-8b8031f39487 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2141.11 |
| ISCO group | 2141 |
| Concept type | Occupation |