Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

KNOWLEDGE

• Design
  Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.


• Mathematics
  Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.


• English Language
  Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.


• Production and Processing
  Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

SKILLS

• Critical Thinking
  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.


• Active Listening
  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.


• Judgment and Decision Making
  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.


• Time Management
  Managing one's own time and the time of others.


• Active Learning
  Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

ABILITIES

• Near Vision
  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).


• Visualization
  The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.


• Information Ordering
  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).


• Originality
  The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.


• Deductive Reasoning
  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

PERSONALITY

People interested in this work, will do well at jobs that need;