Sewing machinist

Code 7533.5

Sewing machinists sew components of wearing apparel together. They can repair and renovate wearing apparel by hand or by using different sewing machines.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • manufacturing of made-up textile articles
  • buttonholing
  • manufacturing of wearing apparel
  • apparel manufacturing technology

Skills and competences

  • alter wearing apparel
  • sew textile-based articles
  • sew pieces of fabric
  • decorate textile articles
  • distinguish accessories
  • distinguish fabrics
  • manufacture wearing apparel products
  • operate garment manufacturing machines

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences