Textiles, Garments and Related Trades
Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of textiles and related craft occupations.
More about this Career
Average Salary
£21493
New workers start around £9385. Normal pay is £21493 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £31622.
Jobs
384
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Performs other tasks not elsewhere classified, for example, forms mounts for wigs, makes buttons, shapes hat brims, and staples seams of industrial gloves.
- Shapes and steams fabric into hats or hoods and gives final shape to fibre helmets and felt hats.
- Knits garments and other articles form yarn by machine or by hand.
- Sets up and operates power and hand looms and machines to weave fibre into fabrics and carpets.
- Examines sketches and draws out patterns for the manufacture of garments and upholstery.
- Fills and stuffs cushions, quilts, soft toys and furniture.
- Marks out, cuts and sews corsets, light clothing and hoods and aprons and makes and repairs sails, boat covers and other canvas goods.
Skills Employers are looking for
Soft Skills
Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work
