Industrial sewing machine operators

NOC

94132

use sewing machines to sew fabric, fur, leather or synthetic materials to produce or repair garments and other articles.

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Industrial sewing machine operators operate sewing machines to sew fabric, fur, leather or synthetic materials to produce or repair garments and other articles. They are employed in clothing, footwear, textile products, fur products and other manufacturing establishments and by furriers.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Assemble pieces of garments by matching patterns and dye lots

Operate single, double or multi-needle serging, flat bed felling, banding and other sewing machines, to join sections of garments or other articles into finished products on a piece-work or production basis

Operate fur sewing machines to join fur pelt strips to required size and shape and join pelts into garment sections or shells

Operate stitching machines to sew leather parts together for leather garments, handbags, shoes and other leather articles

Operate serging machines to sew and overcast edges of material simultaneously

Operate tackers, pocketsetters, buttonhole makers and fusing, hemmer and other machines to perform various operations in the fabrication of garments and other articles

Examine garments and operate sewing machines, sergers and other machines to repair garments and other articles during the manufacturing process

Complete production reports

May perform minor maintenance and repairs on sewing machine.

Also Known As

fur sewing machine operator
leather products sewing machine operator
lining stitcher
sample sewer
serging machine operator

sewing machine operator

shoe sewer

Requirements

Employment Requirements

Some secondary school education is usually required.

Experience operating a sewing machine is usually required.

On-the-job training may be provided.

Provincial Regulation

Not Provincially Regulated

Employment by Sex

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75.0%

Female

25.0%

Male

Employment by age

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15-24

0.0%

25-34

0.0%

35-44

0.0%

45-54

0.0%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

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No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

36.4%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

0.0%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

0.0%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

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45.5%

Manufacturing

27.3%

Other services (except public administration)

N/A

27.3%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

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Northeast

54.50%

Southeast

N/A

Southwest

N/A

Central

N/A

Northwest

Economic Regions

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Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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Salary

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Employment Outlook

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