The Collar360

Clothing cutter

Other names

cloth cutting machine operator, bespoke clothing cutter, garment cutter, clothing marker, clothing cutter operator, fabric cutter, leather pattern cutter, production pattern cutter, fur cutter, creative pattern cutter

Clothing, textiles and leather

They mark, cut and trim cloth for clothes using patterns, rulers, scissors and knives, and mark pieces that have faults.

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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

    Mark or discard items with defects such as spots, stains, scars, snags, chips, scratches, or unacceptable shapes or finishes.

  2. 2

    Trim excess material or cut threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of plastic off a manufactured toy for a smoother finish.

  3. 3

    Cut, shape, and trim materials, such as textiles, food, glass, stone, and metal, using knives, scissors, and other hand tools, portable power tools, or bench-mounted tools.

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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
coupeur tailleur/coupeuse tailleuse
español
cortador textil/cortadora textil
العربية
عامل قص الملابس / عاملة قص الملابس
português
Cortador de tecidos para vestuário/Cortadora de tecidos para vestuário
Deutsch
Zuschneider (Bekleidung)/Zuschneiderin (Bekleidung)
italiano
tagliatore di capi di abbigliamento/tagliatrice di capi di abbigliamento

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