Occupation Atlastextile chemist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/55076d82-52a7-47eb-b882-f12322c42ecd
textile chemist
Textile chemists coordinate and supervise chemical processes for textiles like yarn and fabric forming such as dyeing and finishing.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
IRCInvestigative · Realistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative6.71
- R Realistic5.67
- C Conventional4.81
- E Enterprising1.60
- A Artistic1.52
- S Social1.14
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Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Chemists (19-2031.00): 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 (16)
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.
- conduct textile testing operations
- control textile process
- design warp knit fabrics
- design yarns
- develop specifications of technical textiles
- dyeing technology
- evaluate textile characteristics
- health and safety in the textile industry
- maintain work standards
- properties of textile materials
- research and development in textiles
- textile chemistry
- textile finishing technology
- textile printing technology
- textile technologies
- use textile finishing machine technologies
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 16 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
textile product developer
10 shared · 14 more of its owndesign warp knit fabrics, develop specifications of technical textiles, research and development in textiles, textile printing technology
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textile technologist
10 shared · 20 more of its owndevelop specifications of technical textiles, research and development in textiles, textile printing technology, health and safety in the textile industry
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textile chemical quality technician
9 shared · 5 more of its owntextile chemistry, textile printing technology, use textile finishing machine technologies, conduct textile testing operations
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printing textile technician
8 shared · 1 more of its owndesign yarns, textile chemistry, textile printing technology, dyeing technology
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textile quality technician
8 shared · 6 more of its owntextile printing technology, use textile finishing machine technologies, conduct textile testing operations, evaluate textile characteristics
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finishing textile technician
7 shared · 5 more of its owntextile chemistry, textile printing technology, health and safety in the textile industry, use textile finishing machine technologies
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textile process controller
7 shared · 5 more of its owntextile printing technology, health and safety in the textile industry, use textile finishing machine technologies, evaluate textile characteristics
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textile dyeing technician
6 shared · 2 more of its owntextile chemistry, textile printing technology, textile finishing technology, dyeing technology
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