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clothing process control technician

Clothing process control technicians operate multiple process control equipment in manufacturing assembly lines.

clothing process control technician clothing process control technicians operate multiple process control equipment in manufacturing assembly lines. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include manufacturing of wearing apparel, manufacturing of made-up textile articles, apparel manufacturing technology, distinguish accessories, create patterns for garments.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £36,895 a year for Planning, process and production technicians (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3116). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only clothing process control technician, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹31,909 a month
Rural India
₹18,966 a month
All India
₹26,175 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

manufacturing of wearing apparel manufacturing of made-up textile articles apparel manufacturing technology distinguish accessories create patterns for garments manage briefs for clothing manufacturing inspect wearing apparel products perform process control in the wearing apparel industry pack goods distinguish fabrics

Frequently asked questions

What does clothing process control technician do?

Clothing process control technicians operate multiple process control equipment in manufacturing assembly lines.

What skills does clothing process control technician need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include manufacturing of wearing apparel, manufacturing of made-up textile articles, apparel manufacturing technology, distinguish accessories, create patterns for garments, manage briefs for clothing manufacturing. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace clothing process control technician?

Our AI-durability model gives clothing process control technician a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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