Manufacturing of wearing apparel

Description

The processes used to fabricate wearing apparel and the different technologies and machinery involved in the manufacturing processes.

It includes the distinction of processes depending on the type of produced products, e.g. womenswear, menswear, kidswear.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 14 occupations
  • Optional in 2 occupations
  • Total: 16 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • Clothing development manager
    Clothing development managers define product concepts that are consistent with target consumer and overall marketing strategy. They receive scientific findings and specifications i…
  • Clothing product grader
    Clothing product graders produce patterns in different sizes (i.e. scaled-up and scaled-down) to reproduce the same wearing apparel in different sizes. They draft patterns by hand …
  • Wearing apparel patternmaker
    Wearing apparel patternmakers interpret design sketches and cut patterns for all kinds of wearing apparel using various handtools or industrial machines complying customer requirem…
  • Made-up textile articles manufacturer
    Made-up textile articles manufacturers create made-up articles of any textile materials except apparel. They manufacture products such as home textiles (e.g. bed linen, pillows, be…
  • Clothing technologist
    Clothing technologists work on the design, development and production of textile and apparel products. They carry out a range of technical, investigative and quality control work t…
  • Wearing apparel presser
    Wearing apparel pressers use steam irons, vacuum pressers, or hand pressers to shape wearing apparel. Duties A wearing apparel presser typically does the following: Operate pressin…
  • Clothing quality inspector
    Clothing quality inspectors inspect manufactured components, ready-made garments in order to ensure compliance with quality standards and to identify defects or deviations from spe…
  • Clothing CAD patternmaker
    Clothing CAD patternmakers design, adjust and modify patterns for all kinds of wearing apparel using CAD systems. They check laying variants using nesting modules of the CAD system…
  • Sewing machine operator
    Sewing machine operators tend specific sewing machines in the industrial production chain of wearing apparel. They perform operations such as joining, assembling, reinforcing, repa…
  • Clothing CAD technician
    Clothing CAD technicians use software to create design plans for clothing products. They work in 2D design which is known as surface modelling, or 3D design which is called…
  • Clothing cutter
    Clothing cutters mark, cut, shape, and trim textile or related materials according to blueprint or specification in the manufacture of wearing apparel. Other titles The following j…
  • Clothing sample machinist
    Clothing sample machinist create the first made-up sample of a garment design. They resolve regarding the makeup of garments taking into consideration bulk production to ensure sea…
  • Clothing alteration machinist
    Clothing alteration machinists ensure the alteration of finished garments in line with business demands. They are responsible for the quality of any alterations or customisations a…
  • Clothing process control technician
    Clothing process control technicians operate multiple process control equipment in manufacturing assembly lines. Other titles The following job titles also refer to clothing proces…

Optional for

  • Clothing operations manager
    Clothing operations managers schedule orders and delivery times in order to assure the efficient flow of the production system. Other titles The following job titles also refer to …
  • Clothing fashion designer
    A Clothing Fashion Designer is a creative professional who conceptualizes and creates clothing for various markets, including casual wear, formal wear, sportswear, and high fashion…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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