Sewing Machine Operators
On the Job
Sewing Machine Operators operate or tend sewing machines to produce clothes or other products. Their work may involve joining, reinforcing, or decorating clothes.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
- Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
- Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
- Cut fabrics.
- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
- Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
- Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.
- Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
- Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
- Operate sewing equipment.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Frequent contact with others.
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