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Draw and construct precise master patterns and marker layouts from design drawings and specifications, and mark and cut fabric and garments when needed; this includes grading and shrinking across a size range, breaking a design sample into pieceable garment parts, calculating material usage and determining material-efficient layouts, and verifying and correcting patterns through making and fitting sample garments; the work assumes dimensional precision and controllable material use.
This checklist is for self-questioning only and does not constitute hiring criteria, a competence score, or a suitability conclusion. Patternmaking work differs greatly in product type (ready-to-wear, custom, underwear, outdoor and functional apparel), production method (manual patternmaking, CAD patternmaking, batch grading), and collaboration; before comparing positions, first check that position's product category, software and equipment used, whether grading and marker making duties are included, the sample garment fitting process, and whether collaboration with designers and production departments is required.
The daily work of fabric and apparel patternmakers centers on pattern accuracy and material efficiency: determining style structure and garment part divisions from design drawings and specifications, then drawing and constructing master patterns; grading up and down across a size range and verifying key measurement points; calculating material usage and laying out garment parts to reduce waste, marking and cutting fabric when needed; verifying the pattern by making sample garments and fitting them, recording problems, and correcting the pattern; and confirming design intent with designers, confirming sewing and process feasibility with production, and maintaining pattern files and specification sheets.
US O*NET-SOC 51-6092.00 'Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers': draw and construct complete sets of precise master fabric patterns or marker layouts; may also mark and cut fabric and garments.
Manufacturing, urban non-private employees, pre-tax annual average 113,594 yuan (2025)
Industry proxy value: an industry average measure covering multiple occupations, and it cannot replace this occupation's wage.
O*NET NationalWages51-6092.00 (BLS2025)｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/51-6092.00; BLS2025—2035 occupational projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm; O*NET task and education｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/51-6092.00
33,790 USD/year (2025, 10th percentile)
| Entry direction | Starting tasks | Evidence that can be prepared | Works that can be shown even without experience | Differences to note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patternmaking assistant position (editorial exploration) | Assist with body measurement, pattern drafting, and cutting | Records that actually exist and are permitted; state honestly if none | FT351 input table | Paper does not prove real cutting, sewing, or final pattern capability |
| Grading and sample follow-up position (editorial exploration) | Grade across a size range and follow up on sample garments | Records that actually exist and are permitted; state honestly if none | FT351 length and width increment table | Paper does not prove real cutting, sewing, or final pattern capability |
| Marker making and material use position (editorial exploration) |
Draw and construct precise master patterns and marker layouts from design drawings and specifications: grade and shrink across a size range, break a design sample into pieceable garment parts, calculate material usage and determine material-efficient layouts, and mark and cut fabric and garments when needed; verify the pattern by making and fitting sample garments, record problems and correct the pattern, and maintain pattern and specification files while collaborating with design and production.
Main task comparison across patterns and grading and marker making, apparel design, and garment making, alteration, and fitting; designers may also make patterns and sample garments, tasks may overlap, and the name neither excludes nor proves authority.
2025 pre-tax average annual wage of Chinese urban manufacturing employees: non-private 113,594 yuan/year, private 76,055 yuan/year. Pattern and garment production tasks match the broad manufacturing industry background; it covers multiple occupations and is not this occupation's median, starting wage, take-home pay, or a city quote. Insufficient evidence: no precise Chinese national or city occupational wage or current representative recruitment sample was obtained.
FT351 entirely fictional paper item: style R351 has only two identical rectangles, not a complete garment pattern. Units are cm, and each size needs 2 pieces; each S piece is 60 long by 40 wide, each M piece is 64 long by 42 wide, and M adds 4 in length and 2 in width relative to S. The initial usable fabric width is 80; length runs along the fabric length, width along the fabric width, without rotation, with piece spacing 0, no seam allowance added, and no defects. Only compare the single-row or two-row layout of the two pieces of the same size; material stretch, real seam allowances, and fitting results are unknown, and actual sewability or real material usage is not inferred.
Editorial observation of whether the candidate can distinguish sizes and units, state length and width increments and layout constraints clearly, preserve unknowns, and accept review. FT351 does not test real patternmaking, sewing, fitting, or hiring capability.
This card is a career exploration reference and does not constitute hiring, competence scoring, or product and compliance conclusions.
First verify the position's product, software, and conditions, then use the FT351 two-size rectangle grading and marker layout and the seven-day single-variable update to observe verification habits; real pattern capability is checked separately.
Work context｜O*NET US respondent survey, not a Chinese position standard. Work location｜73% indoors with controlled temperature daily; specific patternmaking and sample locations are checked separately. Work conditions｜Accuracy is 72% extremely important and 28% very important; sitting is 17% almost continuously and 38% more than half the time, so it cannot be said that everyone is desk-bound for long periods. Main subjects｜Design specifications, master garment parts, dimensions, fabric, sample garments, and sewing instructions. Working relationships｜87% face-to-face daily; contact with others is 57% continuous and 41% most of the time; teamwork is 75% extremely important and 22% important. Tools and materials｜Seven software categories: CAD AutoCAD/AccuMark/PatternMaker, InDesign, image software, Outlook, and Office/Excel/Word. Pace conditions｜35% face strict deadlines daily, 40% weekly but not daily, and 23% monthly but not weekly; 77% have a 40-hour work week and 21% more than 40 hours. Record requirements｜Official tasks include size, garment part, and style identification and sewing instructions; version forms are checked by position. Safety boundaries｜Insufficient evidence: no jurisdiction-specific product size labeling and safety original texts were obtained; actual rules are checked separately.
Mainly master patternmaking and grading and marker making
O*NET currently shows 2025 employment of 3,000, a declining classification for 2025—2035, and an annual average of 200 openings; the exact change is checked at BLS-15.0%. The 2025 wage median is 62,750 USD/year and 30.17 USD/hour, and openings are not net additions.
Receive designs and specifications → Confirm style structure → Draw and construct master patterns → Grade up and down → Marker making and material calculation → Sample fitting and correction → File patterns and specifications
2025 pre-tax average annual wage of Chinese urban manufacturing employees: non-private 113,594 yuan/year, private 76,055 yuan/year. Pattern and garment production tasks match the broad manufacturing industry background; it covers multiple occupations and is not this occupation's median, starting wage, take-home pay, or a city quote.
Mainly sample verification and correction
BLS exact 51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025, a 2035 projection of 2,600, an official net change of -500, growth of -15.0%, and an annual average of 200 openings; each column is rounded independently, and the change is not recomputed from the endpoints. O*NET currently lists manufacturing and retail as the main 2025 industries, and old-year shares are not carried over.
Verify the design drawings and specifications → Divide garment parts and structure → Construct master patterns → Grade up and down → Make markers and calculate material → Make and fit sample garments → Correct the pattern → Compile specifications and file
US occupational tasks and context; Chinese product rules are checked separately.
Pattern and development records: master and graded versions, material calculations, sample fitting and revision records, and specifications and sewing instructions.
Compared by main work subject: this occupation makes master patterns, grades, and lays out markers; fashion designers create apparel originals or trend designs; tailors make, alter, repair, or fit garments; commercial and industrial designers design manufactured products; textile cutting machine operators run cutting equipment; and metal and plastic patternmakers make foundry patterns, core boxes, and templates. Tasks may overlap, and authority or automatic transitions cannot be inferred from the name.
Centered on master pattern accuracy and material efficiency
Draw and construct complete sets of precise master fabric patterns or marker layouts, and mark and cut fabric and garments when needed.
Subjects are design drawings and fabric; the basis is specification standards and grading rules
Subjects include design drawings and specifications, master patterns and grading tables, fabric and trims, sample garments and fitting feedback, and pattern and specification files; the basis is product size standards, company patternmaking processes, and process requirements.
The US O*NET51-6092 draws and constructs complete sets of precise master fabric patterns or marker layouts, and may also mark and cut fabric and garments. The 16 tasks include grading, specification entry, seam position detail, fitting corrections, fabric stretch dimension calculations, sample garments, and marker making; they may overlap with design, cutting, and sewing, and statutory review or final approval authority is not inferred from the occupation name.
Specification — pattern — fitting — records
Verify design and specifications → Divide garment parts → Construct master patterns → Grade and lay out markers → Fit sample garments → Correct and file
Master and grading records, material and fitting revision records
Master and graded version records, material calculation records, and sample fitting and revision records.
Patternmakers assume this per specification and process
Technical responsibility for master patterns and grading is assumed by patternmakers per specification and process; design intent and batch production feasibility are confirmed jointly by design and production positions.
Specification conflicts must go back to design and production for confirmation
When the design drawing and specification conflict, the fabric and process are infeasible, or a fitting problem cannot be resolved by modifying the pattern, it must go back to the designer or production department for confirmation, and the design must not be changed unilaterally.
Does not constitute product compliance or legal advice
This page is occupational information and does not replace product size and labeling standards, customer requirements, or enterprise processes, nor can individual ability or hiring conclusions be inferred from the occupation name.
Insufficient evidence: no current representative Chinese recruitment conditions, jurisdiction-specific product size labeling and safety rules, or specific training cost and period were obtained; a uniform education, training days, or final approval authority cannot be set. Before starting, verify item by item: product category (ready-to-wear, custom, underwear, outdoor and functional apparel); production method and software used (manual patternmaking or CAD patternmaking, grading and marker making software); whether the position includes grading, marker making, and sample duties; the way of collaborating with designers, sample makers, and production; the probation period and assessment method; and whether fabric and process feasibility judgments must be made.
Verify products and processes
Confirm the product category and development process
Verify the software and tools used
Confirm the CAD patternmaking and grading and marker making software requirements
Verify the position's scope of duties
Confirm whether grading, marker making, and sample duties are included
Verify the way of collaborating
Confirm the collaboration process with design, sample making, and production
Verify probation and assessment
Confirm the probation portfolio and assessment method
Verify fabric and process judgment
Confirm whether fabric and process feasibility judgments must be made
Compare by main task across pattern and grading and marker making, apparel original design, garment making, alteration and fitting, manufactured product design, textile cutting equipment, and metal and plastic foundry patterns. Tasks may overlap, and the name does not guarantee a transition.
The comparison basis is this occupation's 16 official tasks and the main definitions of each adjacent occupation; it compares only work subjects and outputs and does not claim to have verified each occupation's wages, qualifications, or individual transition performance.
The following occupations all relate to design or garment manufacturing, but their subjects and processes differ; use them to help locate a direction rather than as substitutes for one another.
Mainly master patterns, grading and marker making, and sample verification; this occupation itself is that direction
Choose this occupation if you prefer pattern and process feasibility; choose fashion designer if you prefer style creativity and collection design
Construct master patterns and marker layouts to specification and verify sample garments
Fabric and apparel patternmakers (this occupation)
Mainly style creativity, collections, and trend research, usually producing design drawings
Choose that occupation if you prefer creativity and collection design; choose this occupation if you prefer patterns and dimensional precision
Research trends and propose style and collection design plans
Make, alter, repair, or fit garments, possibly including design
Choose that occupation if you prefer one-off custom work and hand sewing; choose this occupation if you prefer batch patterns and grading
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments
Design and develop manufactured products, combining usability, market, and material research
Choose that occupation if you prefer product design; choose this occupation if you prefer garment patternmaking and marker making
Design and develop manufactured products, balancing function and appeal
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textile fabric
Choose that direction if you prefer cutting equipment; choose this occupation if you prefer patterns and grading and marker making
Set up, operate, or tend textile cutting machines
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
Layout, machining, fitting, and assembly of metal and plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or templates
Choose that occupation if you prefer machining and dies; choose this occupation if you prefer garment patterns and fabric
Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble foundry pattern, core box, or template parts
Compare in this order: first whether the output is a pattern and block, a design drawing, or a physical product, then whether the basis is dimensional standards, a creative brief, or machining drawings.
Practitioners studying or preparing to enter the field
First master body measurement, pattern drafting, and sewing fundamentals, learn the basic rules of grading and marker making and common patternmaking software, and take part in master patternmaking and sample verification under a mentor or the technical department.
Newly entered patternmaking assistants
Standardize the steps for specification verification, garment part division, grading records, and fitting corrections, keep pattern versions and reasons for changes, and always return specification conflicts to design and production for confirmation.
Practicing patternmakers
Editorial candidate: with permission, trial tools on non-sensitive specification text verification, testing accuracy first; real marker making, pattern, and fitting judgments are checked separately.
Technical or patternmaking leads
Editorial suggestion: first verify pattern and specification responsibility and the review and revision process, then verify tool permission and output validation; document tasks are not predetermined as low risk, and adoption effects are not promised.
Insufficient evidence: no AI adoption, productivity, or wage and employment causal data for this occupation was obtained. Specification organization is only an editorial to-be-validated candidate, global potential exposure and task lists cannot prove adoption, and this page does not score.
O*NET OnLine：Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers（51-6092.00）
Occupational tasks and work activities
BLS2025—2035 occupational projections and characteristics table
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
Wage distribution and statistical definitions
ILO Working Paper 96: Generative AI and Jobs (2023)
International research on task exposure
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
AI risk and governance frameworks
O*NET fabric and apparel patternmaker occupational profile
Preparation level and entry point
O*NET fabric and apparel patternmaker detailed occupational information
Tools, technology, and preparation level
The following three directions are editorial to-be-validated candidates: pattern materials, records related to master patterns and grading, and marker making and revision documentation; no evidence of an impact that has already occurred was obtained.
Specification text organization candidate (editorial trial, effect to be verified)
Master pattern structure, grading, and fabric stretch judgment
Marker record comparison candidate (editorial trial, effect to be verified)
Sample fitting problems and pattern correction decisions
Marker record verification candidate; tool capability and effect are to be validated and confer no production use permission.
Judgment of fabric and process feasibility
The following evidence cards correspond respectively to international organizations' task exposure research, official occupational materials, and governance frameworks; read them according to their own research subjects and limitations, and do not merge them into a single conclusion.
Based on a task classification method, not actual enterprise adoption or job change data
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023)
Global employment and task-level assessment of generative AI exposure
ILO WP96 studies global occupational tasks' potential generative AI exposure; it provides no enterprise adoption, measured benefits, inevitable augmentation, or disappearance year for this occupation.
Describes occupational scope and contains no AI adoption or productivity data
O*NET OnLine（51-6092.00）
Official occupational task and work activity description
The 16 official tasks support the description of master patterns, dimensions, sample garments, and marker making; non-sensitive specification text verification is an editorial candidate, and the task list does not measure AI capability or automation rates.
Projections are based on assumptions and do not equal actual results
BLS employment projections (2025—2035)
US fabric and apparel patternmaker employment projections
BLS exact SOC51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 2,600; a decline of 15.0% over 2025—2035, an official net change of -500, and an annual average of 200 job openings. The thousands columns are rounded separately, and the net change is not recomputed from the endpoints; openings include growth and replacements, are not a ten-year total or net additions. This is an overall projection, not AI attribution, and it cannot show how much is due to apparel demand or to AI.
Wage statistics, excluding individual contract pay
O*NET NationalWages (BLS2025 national quintiles)
US fabric and apparel patternmaker (51-6092) wage distribution
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain precise by-industry occupational median wages. The 2025 US national 10/25/50/75/90 percentile annual wages are 33,790/42,620/62,750/93,930/123,540 USD, with hourly wages of 16.25/20.49/30.17/45.16/59.39 USD; the O*NET NationalWages table presents BLS exact SOC51-6092 data. The national wages contain no AI causation.
Governance framework, containing no occupational or employment data
AI system risk governance framework (voluntary adoption)
NIST1.0 is a voluntary risk management framework, and the review and documentation on this page are editorial applications; it is not jurisdictional rules or employment data for this occupation.
Document and text verification is a to-be-validated trial direction; the occupational task list does not prove that off-the-shelf tools can accurately complete grading, marker making, or production tasks.
Insufficient evidence: no institutional AI adoption rate or specific process evidence for this occupation was obtained; it is not claimed that institutions usually use it in only a few steps, and duty and authority are checked with the real institution.
BLS exact SOC51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 2,600; a decline of 15.0% over 2025—2035, an official net change of -500, and an annual average of 200 job openings. The thousands columns are rounded separately, and the net change is not recomputed from the endpoints; openings include growth and replacements, are not a ten-year total or net additions. Insufficient evidence: no causal research on AI's effect on employment in this occupation was obtained.
There is no measured conclusion of overall augmentation or replacement for this occupation. Only a permitted document verification trial candidate can be proposed, and an inevitable occupational outcome cannot be inferred from the global ILO study.
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023); O*NET 51-6092.00 task materials
O*NET lists seven categories: CAD AutoCAD/AccuMark/PatternMaker, InDesign, image software, Outlook, and Office/Excel/Word, which does not prove a general programming requirement in every position. Actual software modules and capabilities are checked by position; education is listed separately under the path and FAQ.
O*NET 51-6092.00 technical skills and preparation level
The editorial candidate is non-sensitive specification text verification and record organization; whether it is usable must be tested, and it is not written as an occupational impact that has already occurred.
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023); O*NET task materials
BLS exact SOC51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 2,600; a decline of 15.0% over 2025—2035, an official net change of -500, and an annual average of 200 job openings. The thousands columns are rounded separately, and the net change is not recomputed from the endpoints; openings include growth and replacements, are not a ten-year total or net additions. The overall projection is not AI causation and provides no disappearance year.
BLS employment projections (2025—2035)
Document organization and plan comparison are to-be-validated candidates. Real responsibility for master patterns, grading, stretch allowance, and fitting corrections is checked against position appointment and institutional process, and tools do not produce the final pattern or individual authorization.
NIST voluntary risk management framework; actual product specifications and development processes must be checked against the institution's original text separately.
Insufficient evidence: no causal evidence was obtained on a year in which this occupation disappeared due to AI or on job numbers, and inevitable augmentation or replacement is not promised.
BLS employment projections; ILO Working Paper 96
Editorial suggestion: first verify the real conditions and use the FT351 dimensional increments and marker comparison to observe document habits; real master pattern, sample garment, and software training are checked separately.
O*NET 51-6092.00; BLS employment and wage statistics
When using AI to assist with this occupation's work, confirm boundaries and responsibility in the following order:
First confirm the task scope, specification responsibility, and development process, and decide which parts may use tools.
Make clear that tools handle only steps such as document retrieval, document organization, and plan comparison, and do not produce the final pattern or specification decisions.
Verify tool output item by item for dimensions, garment part structure, and fabric stretch, and have patternmakers review it together with sample garment verification.
Record the tool name, version, inputs, and human modifications to keep pattern and specification versions traceable.
Master pattern structure, grading, and specification decisions are assumed by patternmakers and technical staff, and tool output does not constitute the final pattern.
Generated content may contain wrong rules or outdated processes
Check each item against the original specifications and the latest process materials; do not use it for production before verification
Pattern and material information involves trade secrets
Handle it under minimum necessary and permission requirements; sensitive information must not be submitted to external tools
Pattern and specification versions must be traceable, otherwise they cannot be reviewed
Record the tool name, version, inputs, and modifications, and keep pattern and specification versions
Dimension or stretch errors cause garments that do not fit and rework
Independently review key measurement points and verify with sample garments
Design changes require clear assignment of responsibility
Define the review and change process and responsible person; the design must not be changed unilaterally without confirmation
Pattern and process judgments are performed by patternmakers and technical staff
Garment part division and master pattern drafting
Master patternmaking and structure judgment
Pattern document retrieval and record verification can be assisted (editorial judgment)
Grading and key measurement points are the individual's responsibility
Grading, shrinking, and dimension verification
Grading and dimensions
Size chart and rule organization can be assisted (editorial judgment)
Stretch allowance and fabric characteristics are judged by the individual together with the physical material
Judgment of fabric stretch allowance and sewing shrinkage
Fabric and process judgment
Fabric document retrieval and records can be assisted (editorial judgment)
Fitting and correction decisions are the individual's responsibility
Sample fitting, problem localization, and pattern correction
Sample fitting and correction
Problem records and revision documentation can be assisted (editorial judgment)
Marker and material plans are the individual's responsibility
Marker plans and material calculation
Marker making and material use
Plan comparison and record organization can be assisted (editorial judgment)
Pattern and specification responsibility are borne by the individual and technical staff
Pattern and specification file maintenance and filing
Versions and filing
Document organization and version records can be assisted (editorial judgment)
Collaboration with designers, sample makers, and production staff
Collaboration with designers, sample makers, and production staff
Collaboration and communication
Review and contact reminders can be assisted (editorial judgment)
The above are task-level judgments and evidence boundaries and do not represent a definitive prediction of job numbers.
Manufacturing, urban private employees, pre-tax annual average 76,055 yuan (2025)
Private-unit industry proxy: differs from the non-private measure for the same industry and the two cannot be mixed.
No precise national Chinese occupational wage was obtained; it cannot be said that all statistics do not exist
Position definition: responsibility boundaries and statistical classification must be checked by industry and region.
Monthly salary, annual salary, and piece-rate pay cannot be mixed
Pay definitions: a fixed monthly salary, piece rates, and performance pay cannot be compared directly.
Check against the source's publication period; do not merge different years
Statistical period: industry averages from different years cannot be compared directly.
The industry measure includes multiple occupations
Industry coverage: an industry average cannot replace this occupation's wage.
City and regional differences are significant and must be checked by work location
Regional differences: a national average does not represent a specific city.
A job posting quote is a single-employer sample and does not constitute an occupational median
Sample boundary: a single quote does not replace the occupational wage.
Insufficient evidence: no Chinese AI adoption or wage and demand causal data for this occupation was obtained, and US projections or industry averages are not substituted.
Definition note: industry average wages cover multiple occupations and cannot replace this occupation's wage distribution.
Education conditions are checked against the target posting
Patternmaking assistant and cutting positions
Compare the actual tasks and training; a degree does not grant duties
Grading and sample follow-up positions
Grading ability is checked against the portfolio and the position, and is not proven by a degree
Higher education background (editorial search)
Technical patternmaking and pattern management positions
Verify the actual technical tasks; a bachelor's degree does not imply standard management responsibility
Cross-disciplinary background (editorial exploration)
Fabric and process collaboration positions
Verify knowledge gaps and training; no education ladder is set
Editorially search by tasks matched to pattern and garment production
No current representative recruitment sample was obtained, and Chinese concentration is not inferred from US industry shares
An editorial search setting, and it does not mean Chinese position distribution has been verified
National Bureau of Statistics: 2025 average wage of urban unit employees (manufacturing)｜https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202605/t20260515_1963707.html
Manufacturing (industry proxy)
No precise national Chinese occupational wage was obtained, so the broad manufacturing industry background is kept.
2025 pre-tax average annual wage of Chinese urban manufacturing employees: non-private 113,594 yuan/year, private 76,055 yuan/year. Pattern and garment production tasks match the broad manufacturing industry background; it covers multiple occupations and is not this occupation's median, starting wage, take-home pay, or a city quote.
National Bureau of Statistics: 2025 average wage of urban unit employees (manufacturing)｜https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202605/t20260515_1963707.html
Do not replace this occupation's wage with an industry average wage or a single job posting quote.
National (industry proxy)
Insufficient evidence: no national single-occupation monthly or annual salary statistic precisely corresponding to this occupation in mainland China was obtained; this page provides only the industry average wage as background (non-private 113,594 yuan/year, private 76,055 yuan/year, 2025), which cannot be converted into a specific position's monthly salary.
Insufficient evidence: no current representative Chinese recruitment sample or precise first-tier city occupational wage was obtained, and a single quote is not substituted.
Insufficient evidence: no verifiable monthly salary statistic for this occupation in other cities was obtained; differences across regions and product types are large and must be checked by work location.
Verify the Chinese position correspondence by real products and tasks; no current representative recruitment sample was obtained, and no concentration ratio is claimed.
Notes on US O*NET and BLS statistical definitions｜https://www.bls.gov/oes/
-15.0% (US 2025—2035 overall employment projection, not AI attribution)
62,750 USD/year; 30.17 USD/hour (2025 US national 50th percentile)
Pay · 10th percentile｜33,790 USD/year, 16.25 USD/hour; US 2025 exact occupational distribution｜not a starting wage, seniority grade, or individual take-home pay. Sources: O*NET national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/51-6092.00; BLS occupational projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
42,620 USD/year (2025, 25th percentile)
Pay · 25th percentile｜42,620 USD/year, 20.49 USD/hour; US 2025 exact occupational distribution｜not a starting wage, seniority grade, or individual take-home pay. Sources: O*NET national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/51-6092.00; BLS occupational projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
62,750 USD/year (2025, 50th percentile)
Pay · 50th percentile｜62,750 USD/year, 30.17 USD/hour; US 2025 exact occupational distribution｜not a starting wage, seniority grade, or individual take-home pay. Sources: O*NET national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/51-6092.00; BLS occupational projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
93,930 USD/year (2025, 75th percentile)
Pay · 75th percentile｜93,930 USD/year, 45.16 USD/hour; US 2025 exact occupational distribution｜not a starting wage, seniority grade, or individual take-home pay. Sources: O*NET national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/51-6092.00; BLS occupational projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
123,540 USD/year (2025, 90th percentile)
Pay · 90th percentile｜123,540 USD/year, 59.39 USD/hour; US 2025 exact occupational distribution｜not a starting wage, seniority grade, or individual take-home pay. Sources: O*NET national wages｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/localwages/51-6092.00; BLS occupational projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
3,000 people (2025)
Employment · size｜3,000 people (2025, BLS exact SOC51-6092)｜not a real-time hiring volume. Sources: BLS projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm; O*NET tasks｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/51-6092.00
-15.0% (US 2025—2035 overall employment projection, not AI attribution)
Employment · change｜-15.0% (2025—2035)｜an overall projection, not AI attribution or an individual hiring probability. Sources: BLS projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm; O*NET tasks｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/51-6092.00
200 per year on average (2025—2035)
Employment · annual average openings｜200 (2025—2035, including growth and replacements)｜not a ten-year total or net additions. Sources: BLS projections｜https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm; O*NET tasks｜https://www.onetonline.org/link/details/51-6092.00
The above are US occupational statistics for Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers (O*NET-SOC 51-6092.00, SOC 51-6092); this occupation's wage by industry was not obtained this time and does not represent wage levels or position demand in mainland China.
The 2025 US national 10/25/50/75/90 percentile annual wages are 33,790/42,620/62,750/93,930/123,540 USD, with hourly wages of 16.25/20.49/30.17/45.16/59.39 USD; the O*NET NationalWages table presents BLS exact SOC51-6092 data. BLS exact SOC51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 2,600; a decline of 15.0% over 2025—2035, an official net change of -500, and an annual average of 200 job openings. The thousands columns are rounded separately, and the net change is not recomputed from the endpoints; openings include growth and replacements, are not a ten-year total or net additions.
The median is the midpoint of the wage distribution of workers in the same statistical period, not a starting wage; this occupation has few positions with large regional concentration differences, and individual income also depends on product category, company, and region.
BLS exact SOC51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 2,600; a decline of 15.0% over 2025—2035, an official net change of -500, and an annual average of 200 job openings. The thousands columns are rounded separately, and the net change is not recomputed from the endpoints; openings include growth and replacements, are not a ten-year total or net additions.
Employment and growth
Insufficient evidence: no current representative Chinese recruitment conditions, jurisdiction-specific product size labeling and safety rules, or specific training cost and period were obtained; a uniform education, training days, or final approval authority cannot be set. The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, no related work experience required, and medium-term on-the-job training. The O*NET respondent education shows 41% high school equivalent, 26% bachelor's, and 19% some college with no degree; the three categories total 86% and are not a complete distribution. Job Zone Three/SVP6 to below 7 is a general preparation level, not occupation-specific training duration or a Chinese threshold.
-15.0% (US 2025—2035 overall employment projection, not AI attribution)
Manufacturing (apparel and textile products)
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a matched industry occupational median wage, and it is not claimed that the official source has not published one.
The by-industry estimate for this occupation was not obtained this time, and group-level measures or adjacent occupations are not substituted
Management of companies and enterprises (brand technical departments)
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a matched industry occupational median wage, and it is not claimed that the official source has not published one.
The by-industry estimate for this occupation was not obtained this time, and group-level measures or adjacent occupations are not substituted
Wholesale and retail private label development
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a matched industry occupational median wage, and it is not claimed that the official source has not published one.
The by-industry estimate for this occupation was not obtained this time, and group-level measures or adjacent occupations are not substituted
Other professional and technical services
Insufficient evidence: this round did not obtain a matched industry occupational median wage, and it is not claimed that the official source has not published one.
The by-industry estimate for this occupation was not obtained this time, and group-level measures or adjacent occupations are not substituted
No. The median of 62,750 is not a starting wage, and the national five tiers are distribution positions that do not represent individual seniority or a quote; the 25th and 75th percentiles were obtained at 42,620 and 93,930 USD/year.
It cannot be extrapolated simply. This occupation has few positions with large product and regional differences; the median hourly wage and median annual wage cannot be converted directly into individual take-home income or a freelance quote.
The 2025 US national 10/25/50/75/90 percentile annual wages are 33,790/42,620/62,750/93,930/123,540 USD, with hourly wages of 16.25/20.49/30.17/45.16/59.39 USD; the O*NET NationalWages table presents BLS exact SOC51-6092 data. Current employment uses BLS2025—2035; the industry median was not obtained this round, rather than the official source not publishing it.
Product category, company, and region all affect actual income; wage definitions from different sources (monthly salary, piece rates, including commission) cannot be mixed.
62,750 USD/year (median hourly 30.17 USD, 2025)
10th percentile 33,790 USD/year, 16.25 USD/hour (2025 US national), not an entry-level starting wage.
Median: 62,750 USD/year (median hourly 30.17 USD, 2025); half of workers are below and half above this value.
90th percentile 123,540 USD/year, 59.39 USD/hour (2025 US national), not a management grade or take-home pay.
O*NET interest RAC, with scales R78, A73, C53, E8, I6, S5, indicating work activity preferences rather than an individual suitability percentage or ability.
Official occupational interest code (O*NET)
Equating 'likes design' with 'does not need precision'; if you are unwilling to record reasons for changes, resist fitting feedback, or avoid understanding sewing and process constraints, the main body of the daily work will be very hard to sustain.
Insufficient evidence: no research was obtained on personality scores predicting individual performance in this occupation; this page uses FT351 only to observe verification habits and sets no conscientiousness or openness hiring threshold.
Personality model (not an occupational standard)
Treating a personality test result as an occupational conclusion, or ruling yourself out on that basis.
O*NET interest RAC, with scales R78, A73, C53, E8, I6, S5, indicating work activity preferences rather than an individual suitability percentage or ability.
Insufficient evidence: no research was obtained on MBTI type predicting performance in this occupation; it is used only to organize preferences and does not imply patternmaking capability or hiring.
Realistic (R) — oriented to hands-on making and tool use; Artistic (A) — oriented to aesthetic judgment of style and shape; Conventional (C) — oriented to handling dimensions and documents per specifications and standards.
Personality preference framework (not an occupational standard)
RAC (Realistic—Artistic—Conventional)
Using a type label to explain that you are not suited to technical patternmaking.
The Enneagram is a reflection entry point only; FT351 can be used to observe preserving unknowns and accepting review, and type is not used to judge suitability.
Personality framework (not an occupational standard)
Treating a type description as proof of occupational fit.
O*NET has dimension calculation and visualization tasks, and the directory is not an individual intelligence threshold. FT351 can independently verify the length plus 4 and width plus 2 and the fabric width, and does not prove real grading or pattern qualifications.
Official occupational knowledge requirements (O*NET)
Treating a single test result as an ability ceiling.
Editorially observe whether dimensions and unknowns can be explained clearly under pressure and review accepted; the unsent FT351 letter is not proof of on-site emotional intelligence or hiring.
General capability framework
Using high or low emotional intelligence in place of verifying pattern accuracy and record completeness.
The following is a work-style observation checklist and does not constitute a personality diagnosis, competence score, or hiring conclusion; occupational judgments must still be checked against real tasks, specification standards, and the enterprise's development process.
The key question is not 'can you draw', but whether you can turn design intent into a precise, sewable, material-efficient pattern and correct it from fitting feedback while keeping versions. Interest and personality frameworks can only indicate observation directions and cannot replace verification through real tasks.
Prefers style creativity and collection design
Would rather do creativity and trend research than patterns and dimensions
Tailors and custom sewers
Prefers one-off body measurement and hand sewing
Would rather serve individual clients with custom work than batch patterns
Metal and plastic patternmakers
Editorial exploration: machining and assembly of metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, and templates; pattern making is not equated with all die manufacturing.
Verify the actual tasks and target conditions for metal or plastic patterns, core boxes, and templates; comparison with fabric patterns does not prove transition qualifications.
Commercial and industrial designers
Prefers product appearance and structure design
Would rather do product design than garment patternmaking
Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
Verify equipment task training and authority; paper marker making does not prove machine operating capability
Prefers handicraft creation and material expression
Would rather do handcraft creation than specifications and grading
No single personality guarantees suitability. Editorially observe whether you can verify sizes, lengths and widths, layout constraints, and unknowns and accept review; FT351 is only a document exercise and does not replace real patternmaking training.
Introversion is not an exclusion condition. The US survey shows 87% face-to-face daily and contact 57% continuous and 41% most of the time; verify the actual collaboration and observe how dimensions are explained, rather than inferring performance from a label.
Extraversion does not prove pattern capability. Editorially observe whether you can clearly explain that FT351M width 84 exceeds the initial fabric width of 80 and accept verification; real tasks still require training.
Insufficient evidence: no research was obtained on MBTI type predicting performance in this occupation; no most suitable type is listed, and preferences cannot replace portfolio training or hiring conditions.
O*NET interest RAC, with scales R78, A73, C53, E8, I6, S5, indicating work activity preferences rather than an individual suitability percentage or ability.
Insufficient evidence: no research was obtained on personality scores predicting individual performance in this occupation; FT351 can observe verification habits and cannot validate occupational performance.
FT351 length plus 4 and width plus 2; two S pieces at width 80 fit one row with length 60, and M at width 84 > 80 requires two rows with length 128; on Day 5 only the fabric width changes to 84, and M fits one row with length 64. Being able to review the paper arithmetic does not equal real grading and marker making qualifications.
No emotional intelligence threshold is set. Observe whether unknowns can be preserved under pressure and the original dimensions and pending items explained; FT351 is not on-site emotional capability validation.
The Enneagram is for self-reflection only and type cannot judge suitability. FT351 observes whether the three unknowns are preserved, the single-variable update is distinguished from the original dimensions, and no sewing or fitting is falsely claimed.
Verify the four FT351 works: the input table, the two-size increment and marker table, the unsent verification letter and the Day 5 update, and the tool review notes, and observe process interest; paper does not prove real final patterns or suitability.
Willing to repeatedly verify dimensions and fitting results for one pattern
Able to confirm per process and record the basis when design and production opinions conflict
Use the four FT351 works to verify sizes, increments, layout constraints, and the single Day 5 fabric width change from 80 to 84; do not fabricate real sewing or fitting results.
Used to verify this occupation's identity, task scope, and preparation level
Used to verify tasks, work activities, and technology tools
Used to verify US wage statistical definitions
Used to verify US employment projections and job openings
US training directory entry; specific courses, costs, and periods were not verified, and it does not prove Chinese training conditions.
US certification directory entry; does not prove a uniform Chinese qualification or individual final approval authority.
Used to verify the US wage and employment trends page
Used to verify work context, interest, and work style materials
This page does not replace product size and labeling standards, customer requirements, or enterprise development processes; pattern and specification decisions must follow the standards and review process.
Editorial risk directions include grading dimensions, stretch allowance, material use, versions, and collaboration errors; occupational tasks are not accident rate or control effect research, and it is not promised that most risks have been reduced.
Insufficient evidence: no occupational error rate, control effect, or jurisdiction-specific size labeling and safety rules were obtained; the six scenarios are editorial verification directions, not compliance or production procedures.
Patternmaking and production stages
May cause batch rework and delivery delays
Editorial suggestion: verify specifications and the results of the approved sample garment, and check the actual review procedure with the institution
Master pattern or grading errors cause garments that do not fit
May cause dimension deviations and complaints
Verify permitted measured fabric data and process materials, and do not set stretch or allowance yourself for unknowns
Fabric stretch allowance and sewing shrinkage are not accounted for
The enterprise and the customer
May cause cost increases
Editorial suggestion: verify the marker constraints and calculation basis; do not infer real purchasing usage from FT351
Inaccurate material estimates cause cost and delivery pressure
Enterprise production management
May lead to using the wrong version in production
Editorial suggestion: document per the actual version rules and verify the recipient; do not fabricate closure without confirmation
Pattern and specification versions become confused
Editorial suggestion: verify the real review authorization and records; do not sign on behalf of a person who was not given
Design and production roles
May cause collaboration rework
Verify the original specifications and change records, and check actual confirmation duties against the institution's original text
Specifications and design intent are understood inconsistently
Used to verify occupational tasks, work activities, and preparation level
O*NET actual tasks and context background, containing no error rate or control effect.
ILO global potential generative AI task exposure, not occupational accidents or control effects.
NIST voluntary AI risk management framework, not jurisdiction-specific product size labeling original text.
BLS OEWS statistics entry, not AI governance or accident data.
| Lay out garment parts and calculate material usage |
| Records that actually exist and are permitted; state honestly if none |
| FT351 initial layout table |
| Paper does not prove real cutting, sewing, or final pattern capability |
| Pattern and specification position (editorial exploration) | Maintain master pattern and specification file versions | Records that actually exist and are permitted; state honestly if none | FT351 unsent verification letter and update | Paper does not prove real cutting, sewing, or final pattern capability |
| Fabric and process collaboration position (editorial exploration) | Help confirm fabric characteristics and sewing feasibility | Records that actually exist and are permitted; state honestly if none | FT351 review tools notes | Paper does not prove real cutting, sewing, or final pattern capability |
Target education and training
Read the real posting date, conditions, and open status; no representative sample was obtained this time
A degree does not equal independent final approval authority
Target software and process
Verify the actual CAD and grading and marker modules and version rules
The directory is not a universal module threshold for every position
US preparation materials
The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, no related work experience required, and medium-term on-the-job training. The O*NET respondent education shows 41% high school equivalent, 26% bachelor's, and 19% some college with no degree; the three categories total 86% and are not a complete distribution. Job Zone Three/SVP6 to below 7 is a general preparation level, not occupation-specific training duration or a Chinese threshold.
BLS typical, the respondent survey, and the general Job Zone are kept separate
Target specification and process duties
Verify the real dimensional standards, fabric samples, and review duties
Jurisdictional standard original texts were not obtained, so no rules are filled in
Material One: FT351 paper grading and marker making
FT351 entirely fictional paper item: style R351 has only two identical rectangles, not a complete garment pattern. Units are cm, and each size needs 2 pieces; each S piece is 60 long by 40 wide, each M piece is 64 long by 42 wide, and M adds 4 in length and 2 in width relative to S. The initial usable fabric width is 80; length runs along the fabric length, width along the fabric width, without rotation, with piece spacing 0, no seam allowance added, and no defects. Only compare the single-row or two-row layout of the two pieces of the same size; material stretch, real seam allowances, and fitting results are unknown, and actual sewability or real material usage is not inferred.
The two sizes are delivered separately and are not mixed; the two pieces are the same size and are not rotated or joined
The paper fabric width is the usable width in cm; material stretch, real seam allowances, and fitting results are all unknown
Not a real brand product; it does not require software, cutting tools, physical materials, or external experts to complete
The output is the two-size increment and layout table, the unsent verification letter, and the Day 5 update
No real cutting, sewing, final pattern, purchasing, or safe operating authority is granted
Material Two: tasks
Compute the length and width increment per piece from S to M; compare the fabric length used by two pieces side by side versus in two rows at a usable fabric width of 80cm
On Day 5 only a fabric width change to 84cm is accepted, and the same two sizes are recomputed; the three unknowns are listed and not filled in
Material Three: independently reviewable answer
Initially S: 40×2=80 fits side by side, taking 60cm of length on paper; M: 42×2=84 > 80, so two rows take 64×2=128cm of length. On Day 5 only the usable fabric width changes to 84cm; S still takes 60cm and M fits side by side taking 64cm. The piece dimensions, quantity, direction, zero spacing, and three unknowns are all unchanged.
Draft unsent letter: please verify material stretch, real seam allowances, and fitting results; no responsible person was given and there is no reply, so no sending or confirmation is invented
The paper lengths 60/128/64cm are not real purchasing usage, and a complete garment pattern cannot be inferred from rectangles
Material Four: boundaries
The four works can be completed independently; tools may be unused and feedback is optional, and if unused or no feedback, state so honestly
If there are no real course, cutting, or sample garment results, record none, and do not build a resume from a fictional item
Work One: inputs and sources table
List R351, S60×40/M64×42, 2 pieces each, an initial usable fabric width of 80cm, direction, and zero spacing; there is no representative sample of current recruitment
Keep the three unknowns and the authorial fiction marking
Work Two: two-size increment and layout table
Length plus 4 and width plus 2; initially S takes 60 in one row and M takes 128 in two rows; mark 84 > 80
Review independently against Material Three and do not infer real usage
Work Three: unsent verification letter and update
List the three pending items: material stretch, real seam allowances, and fitting results; no name was given and there is no reply; on Day 5 the fabric width is 84 and M takes 64 in one row
S still takes 60, and the piece dimensions, quantity, direction, and unknowns are all unchanged
Work Four: review and tools notes
Record the calculation, the single update, what remains unknown, and whether tools or AI were unused or actually used; state honestly if there was no feedback
Paper does not prove real patternmaking, sewing, or final pattern capability
| Scenario | Questions that may be asked | Evidence that can be presented | Conclusions that cannot be inferred |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | Whether the candidate can explain the master pattern and grading process and its basis. | Check whether confirmation is done item by item per specification and size standards. | Hiring decisions are made by the employer and the position, not by the candidate. |
| Portfolio review | Whether a complete pattern and fitting correction process can be shown. | Use the portfolio to show patterns, sample garments, and revision records. | Passing the portfolio review does not mean one can independently take on all pattern responsibility. |
| Internship or probation | Whether grading and sample follow-up can be completed under supervision. | Use fitting and revision records to show process execution. | Probation performance does not mean expanded authority. |
| After onboarding | Whether patterns and specifications can be maintained per standards and processes. | Use version and change records to show traceability. | Following processes does not replace enterprise standards and customer requirements. |
Day 1: read the input
List the two sizes' lengths and widths, 2 pieces each, the 80cm fabric width, the fixed direction, and the three unknowns
Day 2: verify the grading increments
Write that each piece adds 64−60=4 in length and 42−40=2cm in width, without inferring real grading rules
Day 3: verify the initial layout
S side by side is 80 wide and takes 60 of length; M side by side is 84 > 80, so two rows take 128cm of length
Day 4: write the verification letter
List stretch, real seam allowances, and fitting results as pending, marking that it is unsent, no name was given, and there is no reply
Day 5: the single fabric width update
Change only the usable width from 80 to 84cm; S still takes 60 and M takes 64 in one row, and the other inputs and unknowns are unchanged
Day 6: independent review
Check the four works against Material Three; outside feedback is optional, and record 'none' if none occurred
Day 7: reflection
Record unit and constraint verification, modifications, and remaining unknowns, without inferring real pattern capability or hiring
| Qualification and preparation item | Who it applies to | Role for this occupation | Whether it is universally required | Conditions and investment | Scale of investment | What it cannot replace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High school diploma or equivalent | Typical US entry | BLS typical education | Typical for the US; China is checked separately | Verify the specific posting conditions | Medium-term on-the-job training (a category, not a specific period or cost) | Does not grant final approval authority |
| Apparel design or engineering related education (junior college or bachelor's) | Technical patternmaking and pattern management positions | Provides a foundation in structure, process, and fabric | Specific employer and jurisdictional original texts were not obtained | Verify the target institution and the applicable original text | Insufficient evidence: the specific training cost and period were not verified | A degree does not equal independent final approval authority |
| Occupational training or apprenticeship experience | Patternmaking and grading positions | Provides hands-on and process experience | Specific employer and jurisdictional original texts were not obtained | Verify the target institution and the applicable original text | Insufficient evidence: the specific training cost and period were not verified | Training experience does not equal experience across all product categories |
| CAD patternmaking and grading software training | Positions using digital patternmaking | Meets the software operation requirements | Specific employer and jurisdictional original texts were not obtained | Verify the target institution and the applicable original text | Insufficient evidence: the specific training cost and period were not verified | Software proficiency does not equal pattern judgment capability |
| Fabric and sewing process training | Positions that require judging fabric and process | Supports stretch and shrinkage judgment | Specific employer and jurisdictional original texts were not obtained | Verify the target institution and the applicable original text | Insufficient evidence: the specific training cost and period were not verified | A single training does not replace sample garment verification |
| Product size and labeling related training | Positions involving specifications and labels | Helps in understanding standards and customer requirements | Specific employer and jurisdictional original texts were not obtained | Verify the target institution and the applicable original text | Insufficient evidence: the specific training cost and period were not verified | Training does not equal compliance review authority |
Editorial verification: education, training, software, and final approval authority are each verified and cannot substitute for one another.
Insufficient evidence: no current representative Chinese recruitment conditions, jurisdiction-specific product size labeling and safety rules, or specific training cost and period were obtained; a uniform education, training days, or final approval authority cannot be set.
Real category processes and standards are verified against the target institution's original text, and unknowns remain unknown.
FT351 is an entirely fictional paper item and does not constitute real patternmaking, cutting and sewing, quality, or compliance conclusions.
No representative current recruitment sample was obtained this round; the following are editorial verification prompts. Verify the real posting date and status, product category, software and process, duties, and review conditions.
The education, software, and experience conditions in a job posting must be read together; one item being relaxed does not mean other conditions can be substituted.
The three directions and four stages are editorial exploration and do not guarantee promotion. Current representative Chinese recruitment, complete jurisdictional product rules, and specific training cost and period were not obtained; real appointment and final approval authority are checked separately.
Able to complete body measurement, pattern drafting, and dimension verification under supervision, and to document fitting and revision requirements clearly.
Patternmaking assistant
Able to independently complete grading and sample follow-up and maintain pattern and material records per specification.
Independent patternmaking
Able to take on pattern and process feasibility judgments across multiple categories and maintain specification and version standards.
Technical core member
Able to serve as technical or patternmaking lead, accountable for pattern standards, the review process, and team records.
Insufficient evidence: no current representative Chinese recruitment conditions, jurisdiction-specific product size labeling and safety rules, or specific training cost and period were obtained; a uniform education, training days, or final approval authority cannot be set. The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, no related work experience required, and medium-term on-the-job training. The O*NET respondent education shows 41% high school equivalent, 26% bachelor's, and 19% some college with no degree; the three categories total 86% and are not a complete distribution. Job Zone Three/SVP6 to below 7 is a general preparation level, not occupation-specific training duration or a Chinese threshold.
Education, training, software proficiency, and independent final pattern approval are different levels; completing a course or training does not mean one can take on complete pattern responsibility; experience often has a category and customer scope, and crossing categories or customers requires re-verification. This page does not replace enterprise standards and customer requirements and provides no compliance advice.
This page presents both US official occupational information and industry background information for mainland China; training, standards, and processes are checked separately for the two places.
The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, no related work experience required, and medium-term on-the-job training. The O*NET respondent education shows 41% high school equivalent, 26% bachelor's, and 19% some college with no degree; the three categories total 86% and are not a complete distribution. Job Zone Three/SVP6 to below 7 is a general preparation level, not occupation-specific training duration or a Chinese threshold. Insufficient evidence: no current representative Chinese recruitment conditions, jurisdiction-specific product size labeling and safety rules, or specific training cost and period were obtained; a uniform education, training days, or final approval authority cannot be set.
Used to verify US wage and employment statistical definitions
Used to verify occupational tasks, work activities, and preparation level
BLS OEWS wage program entry; provides no training or Chinese entry qualifications.
Used to verify US employment projections and job openings
Mainly course and internship experience
FT351 inputs and length and width increments; does not claim a real master pattern was completed
Training and operations records (editorial suggestion)
Assist with body measurement, pattern drafting, and cutting
Patternmaking assistant position
FT351 two-size document comparison; do not fabricate real fitting results
Grading and fitting records (editorial suggestion)
Grade across a size range and follow up on sample garments
Grading and sample follow-up positions
FT351 paper calculation of 60/128cm, not a real marker making or purchasing basis
Marker making and material records (editorial suggestion)
Lay out garment parts and calculate material usage
Marker making and material use position
Mainly experience and internal appointment
Develop toward technical management and product development
Policies and team records (editorial suggestion)
Accountable for pattern standards and the review process
Existing permitted fabric materials; if none, do not invent stretch test results
Sample and test records (editorial suggestion)
Take part in fabric sampling and characteristic confirmation
Fabric sampling position
Existing permitted review materials; if none, do not fabricate internships or approvals
Process confirmation and trial production records (editorial suggestion)
Confirm sewing and process feasibility with production
Process collaboration position
Mainly technical and management experience
Organize a set of basic pattern and specification standards
Specification library and standards documents (editorial suggestion)
Organize pattern standards and the specification library
Pattern standardization position
Mainly based on internal institutional appointment
Develop toward technical standards and quality management
Policy documents and records (editorial suggestion)
Accountable for pattern standards and the specification library
Pattern and specification lead
Mainly software training and hands-on practice
FT351 does not require software; real CAD capability is checked separately against training
Software works and file records (editorial suggestion)
Use CAD to complete patternmaking and grading
Digital patternmaking position
FT351 single fabric width update and recomputation; do not fabricate production optimization benefits
Marker plans and material analysis (editorial suggestion)
Optimize marker plans and control material use
Marker optimization position
Take part in one collection development and record review opinions
Collection patterns and review records (editorial suggestion)
Work with design to land collection patterns
Product development collaboration position
Mainly based on internal institutional appointment
Develop toward product development and design management
Policy and record outcomes (editorial suggestion)
Accountable for landing collection patterns and processes
Product development lead
Insufficient evidence: no precise Chinese occupational national or city wage or current representative recruitment sample was obtained. BLS exact SOC51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 2,600; a decline of 15.0% over 2025—2035, an official net change of -500, and an annual average of 200 job openings. The thousands columns are rounded separately, and the net change is not recomputed from the endpoints; openings include growth and replacements, are not a ten-year total or net additions. 2025 pre-tax average annual wage of Chinese urban manufacturing employees: non-private 113,594 yuan/year, private 76,055 yuan/year. Pattern and garment production tasks match the broad manufacturing industry background; it covers multiple occupations and is not this occupation's median, starting wage, take-home pay, or a city quote.
The US overall employment projection shows a decline of 15.0%, not AI attribution; it does not break out the contribution of industry demand or outsourcing
Projections are not actual results and do not represent the hiring volume of a particular company or region
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers（O*NET-SOC 51-6092.00）
-15.0% (US 2025—2035 overall employment projection, not AI attribution)
Employment size and openings are not the same indicator; openings include replacement demand
National occupational statistics, and they do not represent regional hiring volume or an individual hiring probability.
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers（O*NET-SOC 51-6092.00）
Pre-tax annual averages cover multiple occupations and are not take-home pay or an occupational wage
It is an industry-category measure and does not contain a single-occupation wage distribution
Industry wage (industry proxy)
Manufacturing (industry category)
Pre-tax annual average: non-private 113,594 yuan/year; private 76,055 yuan/year
OEWS statistics entry; the national quintiles are registered separately under NationalWages51-6092.
The BLS2025—2035 overall employment projection and annual average openings, not AI attribution.
National Bureau of Statistics 2025 manufacturing pre-tax annual average wage, not an occupational median.
O*NET occupational tasks and a general preparation level, not a uniform Chinese education requirement.
Needs additional style creativity and collection design experience
Aesthetic judgment and communication capability
Adjacent direction: move toward fashion design
Needs additional body measurement and one-off sewing experience
Dimension handling and manual capability
Adjacent direction: move toward custom tailoring and sewing
Verify metal and plastic foundry pattern, core box, or template machining and assembly skills
Precision control and drawing reading capability
Adjacent direction: move toward metal and plastic patternmaking
Needs additional product appearance and structure design training
Design expression and user research capability
Adjacent direction: move toward commercial and industrial design
Verify textile cutting equipment operation training and position authority
Pattern and dimension document handling experience (editorial exploration)
Adjacent direction: move toward textile cutting equipment tasks
Needs additional handicraft material and creation experience
Material expression and manual capability
Adjacent direction: move toward craft art creation
Needs additional sampling and inspection knowledge
Measurement and inspection capability
Adjacent direction: move toward inspection and testing
Needs additional production planning and resource management capability
Planning and coordination capability
Adjacent direction: move toward production management
Insufficient evidence: no research was obtained on this occupation's AI adoption, benefits, wage and employment causation, or disappearance year. ILO global potential exposure and the voluntary NIST framework cannot prove that the occupation is augmented as a whole or replaced; document verification is only an editorial trial candidate.
No, the median is not a starting wage. The 2025 US national 10/25/50/75/90 percentile annual wages are 33,790/42,620/62,750/93,930/123,540 USD, with hourly wages of 16.25/20.49/30.17/45.16/59.39 USD; the O*NET NationalWages table presents BLS exact SOC51-6092 data. National percentiles are not an individual seniority grade or contract wage.
The 2025 US national 10/25/50/75/90 percentile annual wages are 33,790/42,620/62,750/93,930/123,540 USD, with hourly wages of 16.25/20.49/30.17/45.16/59.39 USD; the O*NET NationalWages table presents BLS exact SOC51-6092 data. BLS exact SOC51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 2,600; a decline of 15.0% over 2025—2035, an official net change of -500, and an annual average of 200 job openings. The thousands columns are rounded separately, and the net change is not recomputed from the endpoints; openings include growth and replacements, are not a ten-year total or net additions. The industry median was not obtained this round, and it is not claimed that the official source has not published it.
The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, no related work experience required, and medium-term on-the-job training. The O*NET respondent education shows 41% high school equivalent, 26% bachelor's, and 19% some college with no degree; the three categories total 86% and are not a complete distribution. Job Zone Three/SVP6 to below 7 is a general preparation level, not occupation-specific training duration or a Chinese threshold. Insufficient evidence: no current representative Chinese recruitment conditions, jurisdiction-specific product size labeling and safety rules, or specific training cost and period were obtained; a uniform education, training days, or final approval authority cannot be set.
O*NET US respondents report 87% face-to-face daily, accuracy 72% extremely important and 28% very important, contact 57% continuous and 41% most of the time, and teamwork 75% extremely important; sitting is 17% almost continuous and 38% more than half, and the work week is 77% 40 hours and 21% more than 40 hours, so it cannot be said that everyone is desk-bound for long periods. Insufficient evidence: no current representative Chinese recruitment conditions, jurisdiction-specific product size labeling and safety rules, or specific training cost and period were obtained; a uniform education, training days, or final approval authority cannot be set.
The editorial risk directions are grading dimensions, stretch allowance, material use, versions, and communication; no error rate control effect or jurisdictional product original text was obtained, it is not promised that most can be reduced, and it does not replace actual review.
BLS exact SOC51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 2,600; a decline of 15.0% over 2025—2035, an official net change of -500, and an annual average of 200 job openings. The thousands columns are rounded separately, and the net change is not recomputed from the endpoints; openings include growth and replacements, are not a ten-year total or net additions. For a transition, verify against the real task conditions; the FT351 two-size increments, paper marker making, the unsent verification letter, and the single fabric width update do not prove real final patterns or hiring.
FermatMind career content research process
This round checked O*NET51-6092 tasks, context, education, and interests, the NationalWages2025 national five tiers, the BLS2025—2035 exact projections, and NBS2025 manufacturing wages. ILO and NIST reuse materials already read this round; adjacent directions are task comparisons and condition verification and do not guarantee hiring.
2026-10-11 (author verification of the nine modules this round)
Insufficient evidence: no US by-industry occupational median wage for this occupation; precise Chinese national and city occupational wages, current representative recruitment conditions, jurisdiction-specific product size labeling and safety original texts and training cost and period; or occupational AI adoption benefits, wage and employment causation and disappearance year, error rate control effects, and personality performance evidence were obtained. The US 2025 national five tiers and the 2025—2035 overall employment were verified, the education categories 41/26/19 total 86% and are not a complete distribution, and the NBS manufacturing pre-tax annual industry average does not replace the occupational wage. FT351 is a purely fictional rectangle document item, not a complete garment pattern or real material usage.
Draw and construct precise master patterns or marker layouts, and may also mark and cut fabric and garments.
O*NET interest RAC, with scales R78, A73, C53, E8, I6, S5, indicating work activity preferences rather than an individual suitability percentage or ability. Job Zone Three is a general preparation group.
The earlier 2024 employment of 2800, a 2024—34 decline of -1% or lower, and 300 openings are kept separate from the current BLS period; in 2024 the US distribution was 57% manufacturing, 18% management of companies, and 15% wholesale.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current occupational page; consulted 2026-10-03
official occupation profile
exact occupation (SOC 51-6092)
US occupational materials do not automatically yield enterprise processes or professional standards for mainland China, and they do not constitute product compliance or legal conclusions.
2026-10-03
16 core tasks: master patterns, specification entry, seam position marking, dimensions including stretch, sample fitting and correction, and marker making.
US respondents report 87% face-to-face daily and accuracy 72% extremely important and 28% very important; sitting is 17% almost continuous and 38% more than half, so it cannot be inferred that everyone is desk-bound.
The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, no related work experience required, and medium-term on-the-job training. The O*NET respondent education shows 41% high school equivalent, 26% bachelor's, and 19% some college with no degree; the three categories total 86% and are not a complete distribution. Job Zone Three/SVP6 to below 7 is a general preparation level, not occupation-specific training duration or a Chinese threshold.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current occupational tasks and context; consulted 2026-10-03
official occupation details
exact occupation (SOC 51-6092)
It applies only to this occupational description; enterprise and customer specification and process requirements must be verified separately.
2026-10-03
BLS exact SOC51-6092: 3,000 employed in 2025 and a 2035 projection of 2,600; a decline of 15.0% over 2025—2035, an official net change of -500, and an annual average of 200 job openings. The thousands columns are rounded separately, and the net change is not recomputed from the endpoints; openings include growth and replacements, are not a ten-year total or net additions.
The typical US BLS entry is a high school diploma or equivalent, no related work experience required, and medium-term on-the-job training. The O*NET respondent education shows 41% high school equivalent, 26% bachelor's, and 19% some college with no degree; the three categories total 86% and are not a complete distribution. Job Zone Three/SVP6 to below 7 is a general preparation level, not occupation-specific training duration or a Chinese threshold.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
2025—2035 projection; consulted 2026-10-03
official employment projections
official projections (SOC 51-6092)
The overall projection is not AI attribution and does not represent actual results, real-time recruitment, or an individual hiring probability.
2026-10-03
The OEWS statistics program entry; the specific national quintiles are registered separately under NationalWages51-6092.
The industry median was not obtained this round, rather than the official source not publishing it.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
May 2025 wage data; accessed 2026-09-20
official wage statistics
contextual
These are occupational-level wage statistics; the median is not a starting wage and does not constitute individual contract pay or a freelance quote.
2026-09-20
2025 pre-tax average annual wage of Chinese urban manufacturing employees: non-private 113,594 yuan/year, private 76,055 yuan/year. Pattern and garment production tasks match the broad manufacturing industry background; it covers multiple occupations and is not this occupation's median, starting wage, take-home pay, or a city quote.
Pre-tax total wages include withheld taxes and the personal portions of social insurance and housing fund contributions; the average is total wages divided by the annual average headcount, not take-home pay.
National Bureau of Statistics
Mainland China
2025 annual wage; published 2026-05-15; accessed 2026-09-20
official industry proxy
industry proxy: manufacturing
The broad manufacturing industry covers multiple occupations and does not replace this occupation's median, starting wage, or an individual quote.
2026-09-20
Used to distinguish occupational facts, statistical definitions, industry proxies, professional and authorization boundaries, and AI assistance versus human review.
This study's methods and editorial summaries are labeled internal_rubric or editorial_synthesis.
FermatMind
Mainland China / United States
current authoring rules; accessed 2026-09-20
editorial method
field review and source disclosure
It is not an external occupational fact source and does not replace official statistics or jurisdictional rules.
2026-09-20
The 2025 US national 10/25/50/75/90 percentile annual wages are 33,790/42,620/62,750/93,930/123,540 USD, with hourly wages of 16.25/20.49/30.17/45.16/59.39 USD; the O*NET NationalWages table presents BLS exact SOC51-6092 data.
O*NET OnLine
United States
2025 wages; consulted 2026-10-03
official reference or disclosed editorial context
Occupation-specific
Not an individual seniority, starting wage, take-home pay, or AI causation.
2026-10-03
A global occupational task potential generative AI exposure study, not measured adoption in this occupation.
ILO
Global
2023
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
It does not prove occupational adoption benefits, overall augmentation, or a disappearance year.
2026-10-03
Voluntary Risk Management Framework 1.0; no claim is made of the full generative AI overview text or occupational regulations.
NIST
General voluntary framework
2023
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
It is not employment, adoption, or accident data for this occupation.
2026-10-03
Design apparel and accessories, create original designs or adapt fashion trends, and may overlap with pattern and sample garment tasks.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current main definition; consulted 2026-10-03
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
Occupational main definition only; does not imply individual wages, qualifications, or automatic transitions.
2026-10-03
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current main definition; consulted 2026-10-03
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
Occupational main definition only; does not imply individual wages, qualifications, or automatic transitions.
2026-10-03
Design and develop manufactured products, combining art with product usability, market, and material research. Industrial Designer is an example position in that occupation, and no second occupation is invented.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current main definition; consulted 2026-10-03
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
Occupational main definition only; does not imply individual wages, qualifications, or automatic transitions.
2026-10-03
Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts of metal and plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or templates.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current main definition; consulted 2026-10-03
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
Occupational main definition only; does not imply individual wages, qualifications, or automatic transitions.
2026-10-03
Create or reproduce handmade objects for sale or exhibition using techniques such as welding, weaving, pottery, or needlework.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current main definition; consulted 2026-10-03
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
Occupational main definition only; does not imply individual wages, qualifications, or automatic transitions.
2026-10-03
Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut textile fabric.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current main definition; consulted 2026-10-03
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
Occupational main definition only; does not imply individual wages, qualifications, or automatic transitions.
2026-10-03
Inspect, test, sort, sample, and weigh non-agricultural products and materials, possibly with precision instruments.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current main definition; consulted 2026-10-03
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
Occupational main definition only; does not imply individual wages, qualifications, or automatic transitions.
2026-10-03
Plan, direct, or coordinate manufacturing activities and resources by cost, quality, quantity, and specification.
O*NET OnLine
United States
The current main definition; consulted 2026-10-03
official reference or disclosed editorial context
contextual
Occupational main definition only; does not imply individual wages, qualifications, or automatic transitions.
2026-10-03