Occupation Atlasclothing quality inspector
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/381b9a17-521c-4702-b7d9-2059bbd8ce76
clothing quality inspector
Clothing quality inspectors inspect manufactured components and ready-made garments in order to classify them according to their quality by ensuring compliance with quality standards and identifying defects or deviations from specifications. They inspect and test products, parts and materials for conformity with specifications and standards. They ensure all work produced meets or exceeds the department's quality standards.
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Job Zone
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- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.73
- C Conventional5.36
- I Investigative3.42
- E Enterprising1.38
- A Artistic1.00
- S Social1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (51-9061.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (17)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apparel manufacturing technology
- check quality of products in textile production line
- coordinate manufacturing production activities
- create patterns for garments
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- evaluate garment quality
- grade patterns for wearing apparel
- inspect wearing apparel products
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manufacturing of made-up textile articles
- manufacturing of wearing apparel
- operate computerised control systems
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- perform process control in the wearing apparel industry
- prepare production prototypes
- standard sizing systems for clothing
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 17 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
clothing product grader
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clothing technologist
15 shared · 17 more of its ownperform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, evaluate garment quality, inspect wearing apparel products
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wearing apparel patternmaker
14 shared · 7 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, perform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, inspect wearing apparel products
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clothing alteration machinist
13 shared · 13 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, evaluate garment quality, inspect wearing apparel products, create patterns for garments
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clothing process control technician
11 shared · 3 more of its ownperform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, inspect wearing apparel products, create patterns for garments
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clothing CAD technician
11 shared · 6 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, perform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, inspect wearing apparel products
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clothing development manager
10 shared · 6 more of its ownperform process control in the wearing apparel industry, operate computerised control systems, evaluate garment quality, manufacturing of made-up textile articles
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