Skills
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Overview
Wearing apparel patternmakers interpret design sketches and cut patterns for clothing using hand tools, industrial machines and customer requirements.
In job descriptions, look for pattern cutting, prototypes, sample garments, size grading, fabric layout, design sketches, customer specifications, industrial cutting equipment and production handover.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Wearing apparel patternmakers sit between clothing design and production. They interpret sketches, translate garment shape into pattern pieces, prepare samples and adjust sizes so production can repeat the design consistently.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes pattern construction, grading, fabric behaviour, cutting equipment, prototypes, measurement control and communication with designers, sample machinists and production teams. Digital pattern tools may matter alongside hand skills.
Salary context
Pay context is tied to garment complexity, sample responsibility, grading accuracy, customer specifications, machine use and whether the role supports one product line or many designs under production deadlines.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior patternmaker, garment technologist, sample room coordinator, production pattern specialist, technical design support or quality roles in apparel manufacturing.
Good to know
Read vacancies for product category, pattern system, prototype work, size ranges, fabric types and production handover. A precise advert separates patternmaking from general sewing, cutting or fashion design.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
Garment and related pattern-makers and cutters (7532)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/18232485-5f8b-4c53-80f2-3d9f8f9d0e20 |
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| ESCO code | 7532.7 |
| ISCO group | 7532 |
| Concept type | Occupation |