The Collar360

Clothing alteration machinist

Other names

alterations sewer, alterations seamstress, alterations tailor, clothing alteration machine operator, clothing alteration hand, clothing alteration operator, alterations hand

Clothing, textiles and leather

They change finished clothes to fit better, by measuring, taking out stitches, and sewing with a machine or by hand.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Measure parts, such as sleeves or trouser legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.

  2. 2

    Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.

  3. 3

    Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
retoucheur de confection/retoucheuse de confection
español
operador de máquinas de arreglo de prendas de vestir/operadora de máquinas de arreglo de prendas de vestir
العربية
خبير تعديل الملابس / خبيرة تعديل الملابس
português
Operador de processos de alteração de vestuário/Operadora de processos de alteração de vestuário
Deutsch
Änderungschneider/Änderungsschneiderin
italiano
sarto per modifiche su capi di abbigliamento/sarta per modifiche su capi di abbigliamento

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