Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

clothing sample machinisttowearing apparel patternmaker

A clothing sample machinist already meets 80% of what the wearing apparel patternmaker role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From clothing sample machinist
80%
Overlap1
To wearing apparel patternmaker
22 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
23.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

80%

Learning distance Short step

23.6/ 100

1 Share of the wearing apparel patternmaker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clothing sample machinist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A wearing apparel patternmaker role treats 17 of its required skills as things a clothing sample machinist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • CAD for garment manufacturing
  • alter wearing apparel
  • apparel manufacturing technology
  • coordinate manufacturing production activities
  • create patterns for garments
  • cut fabrics

What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wearing apparel patternmaker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clothing sample machinist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held grade patterns for wearing apparel handling and moving
  • already held use 3D scanners for clothing working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate computerised control systems working with computers
  • already held analyse scanned data of the body information skills
  • already held alter wearing apparel handling and moving
  • already held inspect wearing apparel products information skills

All 22 carried skills, including the 17 the wearing apparel patternmaker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 6 missing skills fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with computers 2 required
  • required, not held draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares required
  • required, not held use pattern-cutting softwares required
02 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required
  • optional, not held examine sample garments optional
  • optional, not held keep up to date on costume design optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held perform process control in the wearing apparel industry required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wearing apparel patternmaker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held CAD for garment manufacturing knowledge
  • already held alter wearing apparel skill
  • already held apparel manufacturing technology knowledge
  • already held coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
  • already held create patterns for garments skill
  • already held cut fabrics skill
  • already held distinguish accessories skill
  • already held distinguish fabrics skill
  • already held grade patterns for wearing apparel skill
  • already held inspect wearing apparel products skill
  • already held make technical drawings of fashion pieces skill
  • already held manufacture wearing apparel products skill
  • already held manufacturing of made-up textile articles knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of wearing apparel knowledge
  • already held operate computerised control systems skill
  • already held operate garment manufacturing machines skill
  • already held standard sizing systems for clothing knowledge
  • already held analyse scanned data of the body skill
  • already held manage briefs for clothing manufacturing skill
  • already held properties of textile materials knowledge
  • already held sew pieces of fabric skill
  • already held use 3D scanners for clothing skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held examine sample garments optional
  • optional, not held keep up to date on costume design optional
12 held skills the wearing apparel patternmaker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role 3D body scanning technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role bundle fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role embroider fabrics skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate garment quality skill
  • not needed by the target role fabric spreading in the fashion industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role iron textiles skill
  • not needed by the target role manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile skill
  • not needed by the target role marker making knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare production prototypes skill
  • not needed by the target role sew textile-based articles skill
  • not needed by the target role sustainable manufacturing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use textile technique for hand-made products skill
Index
Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.