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Where a textile machinery technician can go next

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

Textile machinery technicians set up, maintain, inspect and repair mechanical and computer-controlled machinery used in textile manufacturing such as weaving, dyeing and finishing machines.

Also known as textile value chain machine repairer, textile machine repairer, card fixer, textile machine maintenance mechanic, textile card inspector, textile machinery mechanic, textile machine inspector, textile machinery repairer, textile machine installer, textile machine operator, fabric material machine operator, card grinder.

Craft and related trades workers 61 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: pneumatic systems technician, 79%

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pneumatic systems technician 79% covered agricultural machinery techni… 77% covered moulding machine technician 76% covered fluid power technician 70% covered industrial machinery mechanic 65% covered textile machinery technic… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from textile machinery technician, 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 textile machinery technician 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 textile machinery technician 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
  • manufacture weft knitted fabrics working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use warp preparation technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • braiding technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • staple spinning machine technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • maintain footwear assembling equipment constructing
  • use weft preparation technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use weaving machine technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • textile printing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • textile finishing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • maintain electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
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Textile machinery technician 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 textile machinery technician’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.