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Where a weaving textile technician can go next

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

Weaving textile technicians perform operations related to setting up weaving processes.

Also known as weaving loom operator, textile weaver, passementerie production machine operator, lace weaving technician, weaving textile operator, weaving textile supervisor, cotton machine operator, weaving department manager, jacquard weaving technician, willow machine operator, warping machine operator, rope weaving machine operator.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 14 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: braiding textile technician, 66%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
braiding textile technician 66% covered nonwoven textile technician 63% covered knitting textile technician 50% covered weaving machine supervisor 46% covered braiding machine operator 39% covered weaving textile technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from weaving textile 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 weaving textile technician 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 weaving textile technician needs 8 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • develop specifications of technical textiles information skills
  • use weft preparation technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares working with computers
  • use weaving machine technologies working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • measure yarn count information skills
  • maintain work standards information skills
  • distinguish accessories information skills
  • distinguish fabrics information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Weaving textile technician is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 weaving textile 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.