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Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Leather Goods Manufacturing - Jobs in this industry

Whakanao Pueru, Kakahu, Hu, Kirikau

Cara Cotton measuring material with a tape measure.

A pattern maker measuring fabric

This industry may be for you if you are interested in:

fashion
being creative and using design skills
textiles, fabrics and other materials, and how they could be used
working with tools, machinery and equipment
using different cutting and sewing methods
working with your hands.

Skills used in this Industry

Ra Thomson laying silk out on the table.

Understanding of fabrics

Clothing markers and cutters need to understand how fabrics can be cut to suit the garment

Glen Signal using a piece of machinery

Technical skills

A range of machinery and equipment is used to make textiles and fabrics

Angela Flynn using a sewing machine.

Sewing techniques

Sewing machinists need to have skill using different sewing techniques

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Types of jobs you could do

Work in textile, clothing, footwear and leather manufacturing jobs includes:

creative roles, where you could design textiles, footwear or clothing
hands-on roles where you might cut or sew clothing or footwear
management and supervision roles.

Click on a job title below to find out more about each job:	Production	Design	Management and supervision
Assembler (Leather Goods)
Clothing Designer
Clothing Marker/Cutter
Clothing Pattern Maker
Hat Maker
Production Manager
Production Planner
Sewing Machinist
Shoemaker
Tailor/Dressmaker
Technical Manager
Textile Designer
Textile Process Operator

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Updated May 2009

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