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Sewing Machine Operators
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Sewing
Machine
Operators
105
Alternate Occupation Titles
Machine
Baster
Machine
Fancy Stitcher
Machine
Feller
Machine
Operator
Machine
Stitcher
Automatic Serging
Machine
Operator
Automatic Shirring
Machine
Operator
Bar Tacker Sewing
Machine
Basting
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Operator
Belt Loop
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Operator
Blind Stitch
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Operator
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Machine
Operator
Border
Machine
Operator
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Machine
Tender
Braiding
Machine
Operator
Button Sewing
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Operator
Buttonhole
Machine
Operator
Buttonhole and Button Sewing
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Operator
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Machine
Operator
Chainstitch Sewing
Machine
Operator
Chainstitch Zipper
Setter
Chenille
Machine
Operator
Collar
Setter
Complete Garment Lockstitch Sewing
Machine
Operator
Complete Garment Overlock
Machine
Operator
Cover Stitch
Machine
Operator
Covering
Machine
Operator
Coverstitch
Machine
Operator
Cuff
Setter
Cuffing
Machine
Operator
Custom T-Shirt Embroidery
Machine
Operator
Double Head
Machine
Operator
Edge
Cutting
Machine
Operator
Embroidery
Machine
Operator
Fastener Sewing
Machine
Operator
Feller
Machine
Operator
Felling
Machine
Operator
Flat Lock
Machine
Operator
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Operator
Fur
Machine
Operator
Garment Sewing
Machine
Operator
Glove
Machine
Operator
Handstitching
Machine
Armhole Feller
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Machine
Collar Feller
Hemming
Machine
Operator
Hemstitching
Machine
Operator
Hook and Eye
Machine
Operator
Industrial Sewing
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Operator
Interlocking
Machine
Operator
Jumpbasting
Machine
Operator
Lining
Setter
Lockstitch
Machine
Operator
Lockstitch Collar
Setter
Lockstitch Cup
Setter
Lockstitch Lining
Setter
Lockstitch Pocket
Setter
Lockstitch Sleeve
Setter
Lockstitch Waistband
Setter
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Setter
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Machine
Operator
Multi-Needle
Machine
Operator
Multi-Needle Chainstitch
Machine
Operator
Neck Band
Setter
Necktie Centralizing
Machine
Operator
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Machine
Operator
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Machine
Operator
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Setter
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Machine
Operator
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Setter
Paper Bags Sewing
Machine
Operator
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Machine
Operator
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Machine
Operator
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Machine
Operator
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Machine
Operator
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Setter
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Machine
Operator
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Machine
Operator
Quilting
Machine
Operator
Roll Edge
Machine
Operator
Ruffling
Machine
Operator
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Operator
Serging
Machine
Operator
Sewing
Machine
Operator
Sewing
Machine
Operator Floorperson
Shirring
Machine
Operator
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Setter
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Machine
Operator
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Machine
Operator
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Machine
Operator
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Tender
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Machine
Operator
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Operator
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Operator
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Operator
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Operate or tend sewing
machines
to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.
13
Tasks
Cut
excess material or thread from finished products.
Cut
materials according to specifications, using blades, scissors, or electric knives.
Guide garments or garment parts under
machine
needles and presser feet to sew parts together.
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 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.
Remove holding devices and finished items from
machines.
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.
Turn knobs, screws, and dials to adjust
settings
of
machines
, according to garment styles and equipment performance.
1
Detailed Work Activity
Cut
fabrics.
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