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Description

Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textiles.

Interests

  • Realistic
  • Conventional

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Work Values

  • Support
  • Relationships
  • Working Conditions

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Work Styles

  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Integrity
  • Self-Control

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Tasks

  • Inspect products to ensure that the quality standards and specifications are met.
  • Place patterns on top of layers of fabric and cut fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters, or computer numerically controlled cutting devices.
  • Start machines, monitor operations, and make adjustments as needed.
  • Adjust machine controls, such as heating mechanisms, tensions, or speeds, to produce specified products.
  • Record information about work completed and machine settings.

Work Activities

  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  • Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Getting Information
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

Detailed Work Activities

  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
  • Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
  • Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
  • Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
  • Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Technology Skills

  • Spreadsheet software
  • Electronic mail software
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Office suite software
  • Industrial control software

Abilities

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Information Ordering
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Auditory Attention
  • Control Precision

Skills

  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Monitoring
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Active Listening

Knowledge

  • Production and Processing

Most Common Education Level

The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.

Certificates

Certificate name

Textile Technology

Certifying Organization

YouScience

Type

Core

Income Percentile

The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.

Income PercentileAnnual Income
Low (10%)$34,308
Median (50%)$40,102
High (90%)$49,782

Income by Experience

This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).

ExperienceIncome
Entry Level $41,366
Mid Level $45,494
Senior Level $48,828
Expert Level N/A

Employability

There are currently 9,900 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 8,700 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -12%.

The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.

Projected Job Growth of -12%

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