Occupation Atlasknitting textile technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/18b00c9e-3a07-4346-bb86-b1577554cf56
knitting textile technician
Knitting textile technicians perform operations related to setting up knitting processes. They may work in weft or warp knitting factories, using digital information technology (CAD) for patterning. They work in cooperation with the physical laboratory technicians in order to ensure error free knitted fabrics. They are responsible for highest productivity rates.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 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 Realistic6.95
- C Conventional4.28
- I Investigative1.81
- A Artistic1.56
- E Enterprising1.36
- S Social1.02
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 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (51-6063.00): 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 (11)
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.
- control textile process
- develop specifications of technical textiles
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
- knitting machine technology
- manufacture weft knitted fabrics
- measure yarn count
- set-up weft knitting machines
- use warp knitting technologies
- use weft preparation technologies
Optional (13)
- check quality of products in textile production line
- design warp knit fabrics
- draw sketches to develop textile articles
- evaluate textile characteristics
- maintain work standards
- manufacture knitted textiles
- plan fabric manufacturing process
- portfolio management in textile manufacturing
- process man-made fibres
- properties of textile materials
- test physical properties of textiles
- textile technologies
- use warp preparation technologies
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 11 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
braiding textile technician
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weaving textile technician
6 shared · 2 more of its owndevelop specifications of technical textiles, use weft preparation technologies, draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares, measure yarn count
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nonwoven textile technician
5 shared · 3 more of its owndevelop specifications of technical textiles, measure yarn count, control textile process, distinguish accessories
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textile product developer
5 shared · 19 more of its owndevelop specifications of technical textiles, draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares, measure yarn count, distinguish accessories
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textile technologist
5 shared · 25 more of its ownset-up weft knitting machines, develop specifications of technical textiles, knitting machine technology, control textile process
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knitting machine supervisor
4 shared · 3 more of its ownmanufacture weft knitted fabrics, use warp knitting technologies, knitting machine technology, control textile process
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textile chemical quality technician
4 shared · 10 more of its ownmeasure yarn count, control textile process, distinguish accessories, distinguish fabrics
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textile quality technician
4 shared · 10 more of its ownmeasure yarn count, control textile process, distinguish accessories, distinguish fabrics
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