Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

embroidery machine operatortoclothing alteration machinist

A embroidery machine operator already meets 39% of what the clothing alteration machinist role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From embroidery machine operator
39%
Overlap1
To clothing alteration machinist
12 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
65.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.3/ 100

1 Share of the clothing alteration machinist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the embroidery machine operator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A clothing alteration machinist role treats 10 of its required skills as things a embroidery machine operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apparel manufacturing technology
  • coordinate manufacturing production activities
  • manufacture wearing apparel products
  • manufacturing of made-up textile articles
  • manufacturing of wearing apparel
  • operate garment manufacturing machines

What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clothing alteration machinist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a embroidery machine operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held embroider fabrics handling and moving
  • already held manufacture wearing apparel products handling and moving
  • already held manufacturing of made-up textile articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held coordinate manufacturing production activities management skills
  • already held manufacturing of wearing apparel engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held operate garment manufacturing machines working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the clothing alteration machinist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held distinguish accessories required
  • required, not held distinguish fabrics required
  • required, not held inspect wearing apparel products required
  • required, not held analyse supply chain strategies required
  • required, not held evaluate garment quality required
  • optional, not held analyse scanned data of the body optional
02 handling and moving 5 required
  • required, not held alter wearing apparel required
  • required, not held create patterns for garments required
  • required, not held cut fabrics required
  • required, not held grade patterns for wearing apparel required
  • required, not held iron textiles required
03 arts and humanities 3 required
  • required, not held fabric spreading in the fashion industry required
  • required, not held history of fashion required
  • required, not held marker making required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held buttonholing required
  • required, not held standard sizing systems for clothing required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held prepare production prototypes required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use 3D scanners for clothing optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clothing alteration machinist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apparel manufacturing technology knowledge
  • already held coordinate manufacturing production activities skill
  • already held manufacture wearing apparel products skill
  • already held manufacturing of made-up textile articles knowledge
  • already held manufacturing of wearing apparel knowledge
  • already held operate garment manufacturing machines skill
  • already held properties of textile materials knowledge
  • already held sew pieces of fabric skill
  • already held sew textile-based articles skill
  • already held use textile technique for hand-made products skill
  • already held decorate textile articles skill
  • already held embroider fabrics skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse scanned data of the body optional
  • optional, not held use 3D scanners for clothing optional
1 held skills the clothing alteration machinist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role make made-to-measure garments skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held buttonholing required
  • required, not held fabric spreading in the fashion industry required
  • required, not held history of fashion required
  • required, not held marker making required
  • required, not held standard sizing systems for clothing required
Index
Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.