Tend automatic sewing machines

Description

Operate machines that stitch folded and glued bottoms of multiwall paper bags to provide additional strength.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 1 occupations
  • Optional in 3 occupations
  • Total: 4 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)

Essential for

  • Weaver
    Weavers operate the weaving process at traditional hand powered weaving machines (from silk to carpet, from flat to Jacquard). They monitor fabric quality and condition of machines…

Optional for

  • Pre-stitching machine operator
    Pre-stitching machine operators handle tools and equipment for splitting, skiving, folding, punching, crimping, positionning, and marking the uppers to be stitched and, when needed…
  • Leather goods stitching machine operator
    Leather goods stitching machine operators join the cut pieces of leather and other materials to produce the leather goods, using tools and a wide range of machines, such …
  • Paper bag machine operator
    Paper bag machine operators tend a machine that takes in paper, folds it and glues it to produce paper bags of various sizes, shapes, and grades of strength. Other…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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