Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a clothing technologist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a clothing technologist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Clothing technologists work on the design, development and production of textile and apparel products. They carry out a range of technical, investigative and quality control work to ensure the end product (from clothing to household up to industrial textiles). They perform to specifications, improve production efficiency and quality while liaising with those involved in the production process. They liaise with designers, adapt designs to suit production methods, make and size pre-production garments, source fabrics and accessories, undertake quality evaluations of materials, check the quality of the final product, and consider ecological aspects.

Professionals 48 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: clothing sample machinist, 79%

clothing sample machinist 79% covered clothing CAD technician 79% covered embroiderer 76% covered clothing operations manager 75% covered milliner 73% covered clothing technologist You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from clothing technologist. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a clothing technologist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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clothing technologist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a clothing technologist already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.