Machine operator, sewing
NKPD code: 81532004
Current information as of 2026-11-14
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10th grade
Second degree of professional qualification and/or completed 10th grade
Labor Characteristics
Sewing machine operators operate and monitor machines for sewing, repairing and mending textile and leather articles and for embroidering ornaments and appliqués on garments and other articles. They operate machines for making buttonholes and eyelets, sewing on buttons and finishing bindings and openings of garments.
Main Tasks
- operating or tending sewing machines to perform garment-making operations such as joining, reinforcing, stitching and decorating garments or garment parts;
- attaching buttons, hooks, zips, fasteners or other accessories to fabrics using various attachments;
- operating semi-automatic sewing machines for embroidering fabrics;
- operating single- and double-needle machines for automatically joining, reinforcing or decorating textile and leather articles;
- operating sewing machines for producing garments and other articles of leather and fur;
- operating sewing machines for producing handbags, gloves or similar articles;
- monitoring machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, broken threads or mechanical faults;
- performing machine maintenance such as changing needles.
- Examples of occupations in this unit group:
- Machine operator, sewing
- Machine operator, embroidery sewing
- Machine operator, leather goods sewing
- Machine operator, hat sewing
Not Included
- Worker, handmade textile articles – 7318
- Furrier – 7531
- Tailor, men's/women's clothing – 7531
- Sewer (seamstress) – 7533
- Embroiderer – 7533
Professions in "Sewing machine operators"
Machine operator, cuttingMachine operator, electronic cutting machineMachine operator, ironing pressMachine operator, embroidery sewingMachine operator, leather goods sewingMachine operator, garment sewingMachine operator, shoe sewingMachine operator, upholstery sewingMachine operator, textile products sewingMachine operator, hat sewing
Source: National Statistical Institute
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