Industrial Sewing Machine Operators
Job description
These individuals sew fabric, leather, fur, or synthetic materials to make or repair articles. They are employed by manufacturers of clothing, footwear, and other products (textiles, fur, etc.).
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Noise
Main tasks
- Assemble parts and sections of clothing, fabrics, or other items into finished products.
- Perform symmetrical and parallel stitching operations on items and evaluate their quality.
- Attach fur strips to design a skin with the desired size and shape.
- Join skins together to form parts or sketches of garments.
- Sew leather sections and pieces to make leather goods (clothing, handbags, shoes, etc.).
- Execute finishing operations (fixing pockets, making buttonholes, creating hems, etc.).
- Examine and repair items.
- Fill out production reports.
- Perform maintenance and minor repairs on machines as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $16.10
- Median
- $18.00
- Maximum
- $21.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
3,500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 82.1% Female
- 17.9% Male
Not available.
- 82.1% Female
- 17.9% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$25,400
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31663% of jobs
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NAICS 818% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
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NAICS 417% of jobs
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NAICS 3393% of jobs
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Others11% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31663% of jobs
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NAICS 818% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
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NAICS 417% of jobs
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NAICS 3393% of jobs
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Others11% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in mode et confection de vêtements sur mesure
Code : 5345
Placement rate: 63.6%
13.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Experience as a Sewing Machine Operator usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Result evaluation
Abilities
- Hand-arm stability
- Manual dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Near vision
- Digital dexterity
- Speed control
- Limb coordination
- Information organization
- Colour perception and distinction
- Deductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Reaction time
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Timeliness
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 94132
Industrial sewing machine operators
Job titles
- Upholsterers
- Leather sewer
- Binding machine operator - sewing
- Sewing machine operator
- Industrial sewing machine operator
- Fur sewing machine operator
- Rug joiner
- Buttonhole maker
- Slipper maker
- Drapery header
- Sewer - garment manufacturing
- Footwear sewer
- Fur goods sewer
- Sample sewer
- Shoe parts sewer
- Machine button sewer
- Rug sewer
- Factory hat sewer
- Shoe sewer
- Lining sewer
- Drapery sewer
- Fur sewer
- Moccasin sewer
- Textile products sewer
- Bag sewer - textile manufacturing
- Leather bag sewer
- Underwear sewer
- Carpet sewer
- Leather garment sewer
- Buttonhole finisher
- Machine operator - garment manufacturing
- Joiner sewing machine operator
- Basting machine operator - sewing
- Automatic basting sewing machine operator
- Buttonhole machine operator
- Multineedle sewing machine operator
- Double needle sewing machine operator
- Blindstitch-sewing machine operator
- Single-needle sewing machine operator
- Automatic sewing machine operator
- Commercial sewing machine operator
- Domestic sewing machine operator
- Leather-sewing machine operator
- Leather products sewing machine operator
- Canvas goods sewing machine operator
- Slide-fastener-sewing machine operator
- Piping-sewing machine operator
- Profile-pocket sewing machine operator
- Leather garment sewing machine operator
- Closer sewing machine operator
- Hemmer machine operator - sewing
- Stitching machine operator - industrial sewing machine
- Leather-glove-stitching machine operator
- Fancy stitch machine operator
- Overcasting machine operator
- Closer - sewing
- Carpet binder
- Buttonhole stayer
- Button stayer
- Garment braid maker - garment manufacturing
- Stitcher - garment manufacturing
- Vamp stitcher
- Stocking stitcher
- Binding stitcher - footwear manufacturing
- Shoe stitcher
- Lining stitcher
- Glove stitcher
- Double needle sewing machine stitcher
- Pocket setter
- Textile products mender
- Cloth mender
- Tufted carpet mender
- Fabric mender
- Garment mender - sewing
- Leather glove repairer
- Fabric repairer
- Overseamer - garment manufacturing
- Overcaster - garment manufacturing
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
Last update: January 29, 2026
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