Occupation Atlastailor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/978ae3a2-0831-415a-8396-b84dde656fc5
tailor
Tailors design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material, or make hats or wigs for men. They produce made-to-measure wearing apparel according to customer's or garment manufacturer's specifications. They are able to read and understand size charts, details surrounding finished measurements, etc.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 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.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RACRealistic · Artistic · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.88
- A Artistic3.96
- C Conventional3.13
- E Enterprising2.44
- S Social1.99
- I Investigative1.16
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 Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers (51-6052.00): 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 (28)
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.
- alter wearing apparel
- apparel manufacturing technology
- buttonholing
- create patterns for garments
- cut fabrics
- design wearing apparel
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
- e-tailoring
- evaluate garment quality
- fabric spreading in the fashion industry
- grade patterns for wearing apparel
- history of fashion
- iron textiles
- make made-to-measure garments
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
- manufacture male suits
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- marker making
- measure the human body for wearing apparel
- operate garment manufacturing machines
- prepare production prototypes
- properties of textile materials
- sew pieces of fabric
- sew textile-based articles
- standard sizing systems for clothing
Optional (13)
- 3D body scanning technologies
- CAD for garment manufacturing
- analyse scanned data of the body
- assist with dressing
- bundle fabrics
- create mood boards
- decorate textile articles
- draw sketches to develop textile articles
- embroider fabrics
- manufacturing of children clothing
- mass customisation
- use 3D scanners for clothing
- use textile technique for hand-made products
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 28 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
clothing alteration machinist
20 shared · 6 more of its ownfabric spreading in the fashion industry, marker making, buttonholing, grade patterns for wearing apparel
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clothing sample machinist
18 shared · 6 more of its ownfabric spreading in the fashion industry, marker making, grade patterns for wearing apparel, alter wearing apparel
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dressmaker
15 shared · 2 more of its owne-tailoring, make made-to-measure garments, measure the human body for wearing apparel, buttonholing
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clothing technologist
13 shared · 19 more of its ownhistory of fashion, alter wearing apparel, evaluate garment quality, manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
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wearing apparel patternmaker
12 shared · 9 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, alter wearing apparel, create patterns for garments, draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
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clothing product grader
11 shared · 7 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, alter wearing apparel, evaluate garment quality, create patterns for garments
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sewing machine operator
10 shared · 4 more of its ownbuttonholing, alter wearing apparel, manufacture wearing apparel products, operate garment manufacturing machines
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clothing quality inspector
10 shared · 7 more of its owngrade patterns for wearing apparel, evaluate garment quality, create patterns for garments, standard sizing systems for clothing
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