Garment and Related Patternmakers and Cutters: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Garment and Related Patternmakers and Cutters is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 7532) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Fur patternmaker
- Garment cutter
- Garment patternmaker
- Glove cutter
Latest garment and related patternmakers and cutters job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
34 open ads- Garment cutter
German title: Zuschneider
OPPM OFFICE Professional Personalmanagement GmbH · Goldkronach · Posted 2026-03-26 - Garment cutter
German title: Zuschneider
ZOLLNER Objekttextil GmbH · Vilsbiburg · Posted 2026-08-07 - Garment cutter for upholstered furniture
German title: Zuschneider für Polstermöbel
Bullfrog GmbH · Michelau in Oberfranken · Posted 2026-09-08 - Garment cutter
German title: Zuschneider
S. Schweikardt Moden GmbH Vertrieb von Naturtextilien · Sonnenbühl · Posted 2026-08-13 - Disintegrator and garment cutter
German title: Zerleger und Zuschneider
Josef Brüninghoff GmbH & Co. KG · Bocholt · Posted 2021-08-06 - Machine worker / garment cutter
German title: Maschinenarbeiter / Zuschneider
RELI KUNSTSTOFFE Gerhard Reinhold e.K. · Erkner · Posted 2026-09-22
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
10 open ads- Styling Director
H & M Hennes & Mauritz GBC AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Team Leader Gotain Ateljé
Swedish title: Teamleader Gotain Ateljé
gotain AB · Malmö · Posted 2026-10-16 - Tailor / Sewer for changes, repairs and customer service
Swedish title: Skräddare / Syerska för ändringar, reparationer och kundservice
Attraktiv skrädderi göteborg AB · Posted 2026-10-12 - Experienced tailor/seamstress for our textile workshop in Kista.
Swedish title: Erfaren skräddare/sömmerska till vår textilverkstad i Kista.
4 Inclusion Ideell Fören · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-07 - Gerridae
Swedish title: Skräddare
Shiren Co AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-09-26 - ENGAGED TAILOR/STORE SALESPERSON FOR THE WEDDING USE
Swedish title: ENGAGERAD SKRÄDDARE/BUTIKSSÄLJARE TILL BRÖLLOPSBRUKET
Moments by Ingrid AB · Västerås · Posted 2026-09-25
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where garment and related patternmakers and cutters are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all craft and related trades workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €683 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Italy | Shortage | €2,220 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €1,444 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Portugal | Shortage | €1,083 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,645 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,048 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €3,362 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Hungary | Surplus | €1,088 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Latvia | Surplus | €1,288 a month | Riga: €870 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all craft and related trades workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for garment and related patternmakers and cutters alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What garment and related patternmakers and cutters do
Garment and related patternmakers and cutters create precision master patterns for the production of garments, other textile, leather or fur products. They mark, cut, shape and trim textile, light leather and other materials according to blueprints or specifications in the manufacture of garments, hats and caps, gloves and miscellaneous products.
Typical tasks
- Creating a master pattern for each size within a range of garment sizes, using charts, drafting instruments, computers, and/or grading devices
- Creating the blueprint or pattern pieces for a particular apparel design with the aid of a computer
- Calculating dimensions of patterns according to sizes, considering stretching of material
- Drawing details on outlined parts to indicate where parts are to be joined, as well as the positions of pleats, pockets, buttonholes on garments, decorative stitching on shoe parts or eyelets on canvas products using computers or drafting instruments
- Positioning templates or measuring materials to locate specified points of cuts or to obtain maximum yields and mark fabric accordingly
- Laying out master pattern on fabric and cutting sample pattern
- Testing patterns by making and fitting sample garments
- Placing patterns on top of layers of fabric and cutting fabric following patterns, using electric or manual knives, cutters or computer numerically controlled cutting devices
- Cutting fabric or fur pelts to make parts for garments and other fur articles
- Trimming excess material or cutting threads off finished products, such as cutting loose ends of a finished product
- Positioning leather on cutting bed of machine, maximizing usage according to skin grain, skin flaws and skin stretch
- Performing patternmaking, marking and cutting tasks in the manufacture of other products such as soft furnishings and canvas goods
Finding garment and related patternmakers and cutters jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Glove cutter".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.