Sewing Machine Operators

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Job Outlook:

None

Education: None Details

Education Details

53%

Less than a High School Diploma

41%

High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

Salary

High: $43,500.00

Average: $33,130.00

Hourly

Average: $15.93

Summary of What they do:

Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

Responsibilities

Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.

Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.

Load materials into production equipment.

Feed materials or products into or through equipment.

Compare physical characteristics of materials or products to specifications or standards.

Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.

Operate sewing equipment.

Record operational or production data.

Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.

Inspect garments for defects, damage, or stains.

Select production input materials.

Operate sewing equipment.

Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.

Trim excess material from workpieces.

Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.

Clean production equipment.

Maintain production or processing equipment.

Replace worn equipment components.

Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.

Operate sewing equipment.

Repair textiles or apparel.

Cut fabrics.

Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.

Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.

Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.

Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.

Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.

Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.

Operate sewing equipment.

Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.

Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.

Repair textiles or apparel.

Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.

Tasks On The Job

Attach buttons, hooks, zippers, fasteners, or other accessories to fabric, using feeding hoppers or clamp holders.
Attach tape, trim, appliques, or elastic to specified garments or garment parts, according to item specifications.
Baste edges of material to align and temporarily secure parts for final assembly.
Cut excess material or thread from finished products.
Cut materials according to specifications, using blades, scissors, or electric knives.
Draw markings or pin appliques on fabric to obtain variations in design.
Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using rulers.
Fold or stretch edges or lengths of items while sewing to facilitate forming specified sections.
Guide garments or garment parts under machine needles and presser feet to sew parts together.
Inspect garments, and examine repair tags and markings on garments to locate defects or damage, and mark errors as necessary.
Match cloth pieces in correct sequences prior to sewing them, and verify that dye lots and patterns match.
Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching, breaks in thread, or machine malfunctions.
Mount attachments, such as needles, cutting blades, or pattern plates, and adjust machine guides according to specifications.
Perform equipment maintenance tasks such as replacing needles, sanding rough areas of needles, or cleaning and oiling sewing machines.
Perform specialized or automatic sewing machine functions, such as buttonhole making or tacking.
Place spools of thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, insert bobbins, and thread ends through machine guides and components.
Position and mark patterns on materials to prepare for sewing.
Position items under needles, using marks on machines, clamps, templates, or cloth as guides.
Position material or articles in clamps, templates, or hoop frames prior to automatic operation of machines.
Record quantities of materials processed.
Remove holding devices and finished items from machines.
Repair or alter items by adding replacement parts or missing stitches.
Select supplies such as fasteners and thread, according to job requirements.
Start and operate or tend machines, such as single or double needle serging and flat-bed felling machines, to automatically join, reinforce, or decorate material or articles.
Tape or twist together thread or cord to repair breaks.
Turn knobs, screws, and dials to adjust settings of machines, according to garment styles and equipment performance.

PERSONALITY

KEY:

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Warning

Your Assessment Results		CAREER CHARACTERISTICS Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	85%	Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	75%	Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	70%	Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	68%	Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	68%	Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	66%	Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	66%	Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	62%	Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	62%	Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	61%	Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	60%	Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	56%	Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Your Assessment Results		IMPORTANT STRENGTHS Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		95%	Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Your Assessment Results		WORK VALUES Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment		56%	Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

APTITUDES

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Your Assessment Results		ABILITIES \| SKILLS Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	69%	Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	66%	Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	63%	Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	60%	Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	56%	Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	53%	Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	53%	Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	53%	Rate Control - The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.

Your Assessment Results		TASKS \| ACTIVITIES Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	64%	Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	61%	Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	60%	Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	56%	Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	56%	Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	55%	Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Your Assessment Results		CONTEXT \| ATTRIBUTES Importance


? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	92%	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	86%	Spend Time Sitting - How much does this job require sitting?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	86%	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	75%	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	69%	Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	64%	Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	64%	Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	63%	Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	62%	Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	61%	Work With Work Group or Team - How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	57%	Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	57%	Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body - How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
? ? ? ? Begin Career Assessment	57%	Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week.