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Where a costume designer can go next

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

Costume designers develop a costume design concept for events, a performance, a movie or a television program. They supervise the execution of it. Their work is based on research and artistic vision. Their design is influenced by and influences other designs and must be conform with these designs and the overall artistic vision. Therefore, the designers work closely with artistic directors, operators and the artistic team. Costume designers develop sketches, design drawings, patterns or other documentation to support the workshop and performance crew.

Also known as costume specialist, costume designer and fashion stylist, fashion stylist and costume designer, fashion stylist & costume designer, costume designer and maker, costume & set designer, costume and set designer, set & costume designer, costume maker and designer, costume designer & stylist, costume consultant, set and costume designer.

Professionals 71 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: performance lighting designer, 77%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from costume designer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a costume designer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A costume designer needs 44 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

define costume fabrication methods management skills
define costume materials communication, collaboration and creativity
supervise costume workers management skills
draw up costume sketches communication, collaboration and creativity
select costumes communication, collaboration and creativity
design wearing apparel communication, collaboration and creativity
conduct costume research information skills
keep up to date on costume design information skills
research new ideas information skills
verify feasibility information skills

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a costume designer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a costume designer’s work. 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.