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NOC 94132: Industrial sewing machine operators
NOC 94132 is a TEER 4 occupation. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count for Express Entry, but some provincial and pilot programs accept it.
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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.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- fur sewing machine operator
- leather products sewing machine operator
- lining stitcher
- sample sewer
- serging machine operator
- sewing machine operator
- shoe sewer
Not this code
Close occupations that have their own code
- Embroidery machine operator → 94131 Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations
- Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing → 94133
- Mattress sewing machine operator → 94131 Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations
- Sewing machine operators supervisor → 95105 Labourers in textile processing and cutting
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.
What this code means for Express Entry
FSW needs TEER 0–3 work.
CEC needs TEER 0–3 work.
Not in a Federal Skilled Trades group.
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Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
- Experience operating a sewing machine is usually required.
- On-the-job training may be provided.
Good to know
- Industrial sewing machine operators may progress to supervisory positions with experience.