Sewing Machinists

Jobholders in this unit group sew and finish garments by hand or machine, rectify faults in manufactured textile goods and repair worn and damaged garments.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 9,062
£ 16,309
£ 25,202

Available jobs

In the past year there were 23,476 vacancies for this type of job

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Cleans and oils machine and reports or remedies any mechanical faults.

  • Embroiders decorative designs on textiles with machine stitching.

  • Performs hand sewing tasks in the making, trimming and finishing of fur, sheepskin, leather, upholstery, mats, carpets, umbrellas and other textile products.

  • Examines fabrics of all types to identify imperfections and determine best method of repair.

  • Operates standard and specialised machines to sew, finish and repair garments and other textile, fabric, fur and skin products.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Textiles

  • Construction

  • Machine Operation

  • Carpentry

  • Embroidery

  • Nursing

  • Machine Learning

  • Machinery

  • Sewing

  • Plastering

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communications

  • Customer Service

  • Management

  • Detail Oriented

  • Leadership

  • Planning

  • Problem Solving

  • Operations

  • Organizational Skills

  • Teaching

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.