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Where a footwear 3D developer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a footwear 3D developer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Footwear 3D developers design footwear models, make, adjust and modify patterns using computer aided design systems. They focus on the sustainable design of the model, the selection and design of lasts and components, the proper and efficient use of materials, the pattern making, the selection of the bottom and the elaboration of technical data sheets. They may supervise the development and evaluation of prototypes, the preparation of samples, the implementation of the necessary quality control tests on the samples, and the management of the technical documentation of the product.

Also known as footwear 3D expert, 3D footwear product designer and developer, 3D footwear expert, footwear 3D computer aided design developer, 3D footwear developer.

Craft and related trades workers 31 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: footwear CAD patternmaker, 48%

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 footwear 3D developer, 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 footwear 3D developer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A footwear 3D developer needs 24 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

sustainable footwear materials and components engineering, manufacturing and construction
create lasts for footwear communication, collaboration and creativity
last types engineering, manufacturing and construction
3D texturing arts and humanities
calculate purchasing levels of raw materials information skills
create 3D CAD footwear prototypes working with computers
design 2D pattern for footwear 3D visualisation handling and moving
develop footwear collection communication, collaboration and creativity
operate 2D CAD for footwear communication, collaboration and creativity
types of moulding arts and humanities

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Footwear 3D developer is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. 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 footwear 3D developer’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.