Sewing Machine Operators
ProductionAI Impact Assessment
This job is relatively safe from AI automation and may even benefit from AI tools.
Sewing Machine Operators with an AI automation risk score of 25%. Analysis includes 26 core tasks.
Safer Career Paths
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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
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Key Tasks
Draw markings or pin appliques on fabric to obtain variations in design.
Tape or twist together thread or cord to repair breaks.
Monitor machine operation to detect problems such as defective stitching
Place spools of thread
Position items under needles
Guide garments or garment parts under machine needles and presser feet to sew parts together.
Remove holding devices and finished items from machines.
Match cloth pieces in correct sequences prior to sewing them
Upskilling Courses
Data Sources
Analysis based on O*NET data