Convert textile fibres into sliver

Description

Convert textile fibres into drafting sliver by working in the fibre opening, carding and drafting process.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 4 occupations
  • Optional in 1 occupations
  • Total: 5 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)

Essential for

  • Twisting machine operator
    Twisting machine operators tend machines that spin two or more fibres together into a yarn. They handle raw materials, prepare them for processing, and use twisting machines for th…
  • Yarn spinner
    Yarn spinners convert fibres into yarns. Duties The duties of a yarn spinner include, but are not limited to: Spinning yarn from cotton or wool using charkha or spinning…
  • Textile process controller
    Textile process controllers perform textile process operations, technical functions in various aspects of design, production and quality control of textile products, and cost contr…
  • Textile technologist
    A Textile Technologist is a specialist who develops, tests, and improves fibers, yarns, fabrics, and other textile materials used in clothing, furnishings, and industrial products.…

Optional for

  • Spinning machine operator
    Spinning machine operators produce yarns, twists, and other fibres by tending spinning, twisting, winding, and reeling machines. They handle raw materials, prepare them for spinnin…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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