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

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

Tailors design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material, or make hats or wigs for men. They produce made-to-measure wearing apparel according to customer's or garment manufacturer's specifications. They are able to read and understand size charts, details surrounding finished measurements, etc.

Craft and related trades workers 41 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: clothing sample machinist, 79%

clothing sample machinist 79% covered sewing machine operator 78% covered embroidery machine operator 76% covered digital prototyper 72% covered protective clothing apparel m… 69% covered tailor You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from tailor. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a tailor 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

Index

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tailor is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a tailor 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.