Textiles, Garments and Related Trades
What they do most days?
Performs other tasks not elsewhere classified, for example, forms mounts for wigs, makes buttons, shapes hat brims, and staples seams of industrial gloves.
Shapes and steams fabric into hats or hoods and gives final shape to fibre helmets and felt hats.
Knits garments and other articles form yarn by machine or by hand.
Sets up and operates power and hand looms and machines to weave fibre into fabrics and carpets.
Examines sketches and draws out patterns for the manufacture of garments and upholstery.
Fills and stuffs cushions, quilts, soft toys and furniture.
Marks out, cuts and sews corsets, light clothing and hoods and aprons and makes and repairs sails, boat covers and other canvas goods.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.