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| MINOR GROUP 743: TEXTILE, GARMENT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS
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Textile, garment and related trades workers prepare natural
textile fibres, threads and yarns, and make fabrics by weaving,
knitting and other means, make and repair garments and other
textile and fur articles, or they upholster furniture.
Tasks performed usually include: preparing natural textile
fibres, spinning, doubling, twisting and winding threads and
yarns; making fabrics by weaving, knitting and other techniques;
making tailored garments;
participating in the manufacture of ready-to-wear garments;
making, altering and repairing articles made of fur; making
patterns and marking and cutting textiles and similar materials;
sewing textiles and similar materials by hand or hand-operated
machines; upholstering furniture and making mattresses.
Supervision of other workers may be included.
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the
following unit groups:
7431 Fibre preparers
7432 Weavers, knitters and related workers
7433 Tailors, dressmakers and hatters
7434 Furriers and related workers
7435 Textile, leather and related pattern-makers and
cutters
7436 Sewers, embroiderers and related workers
7437 Upholsterers and related workers
Note
Occupations are classified into Major group 8, Plant and
machine operators and assemblers, if the tasks call mainly for
experience with and an understanding of the machinery operated
and monitored.
Occupations are classified into Major group 9, Elementary
occupations, if the tasks are of a simple and routine nature,
mainly entail the use of hand-held tools, some physical effort,
little or no previous experience and understanding of the work,
and limited initiative or judgement.
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