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textile designer

Textile designers conceptualise textile products considering visual communication and functional performance.

Job Zone 3 — Medium Preparation NeededHolland code ARE27 skills on file

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Job Zone

Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

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Occupational interest profile

AREArtistic · Realistic · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order

A Artistic7.00
R Realistic4.34
E Enterprising3.96
C Conventional2.94
S Social2.35
I Investigative2.17

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 Fashion Designers (27-1022.00): 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 (19)

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.

Optional (8)

O*NET equivalents

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ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 19 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.

textile product developer
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7 shared · 8 more of its owntextile marketing techniques, portfolio management in textile manufacturing, textile printing technology, measure yarn count
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textile colourist
6 shared · 5 more of its owndesign yarns, draw sketches to develop textile articles, portfolio management in textile manufacturing, draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
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dressmaker
6 shared · 11 more of its ownkeep up to date on costume design, draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares, use textile technique for hand-made products, distinguish accessories
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fashion designer
6 shared · 13 more of its ownkeep up to date on costume design, portfolio management in textile manufacturing, use textile technique for hand-made products, seek innovation in current practices
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braiding textile technician
5 shared · 4 more of its owndraw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares, measure yarn count, distinguish accessories, distinguish fabrics
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clothing fashion designer
5 shared · 7 more of its owncreate mood boards, keep up to date on costume design, draw sketches to develop textile articles, portfolio management in textile manufacturing
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textile chemical quality technician
5 shared · 9 more of its owntextile printing technology, measure yarn count, distinguish accessories, distinguish fabrics
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