Description
Lay out, mark, and cut fabric and other materials for garments based on patterns and specifications, optimizing yield and accuracy to prepare parts for sewing and assembly.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Economics and Accounting
- • Customer and Personal Service
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Skills
Content
- • Active Listening
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Originality
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
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Related Pathways
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
