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Careers in Fashion
Fashion and Clothing
Fashion and Clothing Job Descriptions
• Grow & produce fibers
• Produce yarns & fabric
• Design
• Sew
• Market & Sell
• Clean
• Working with hands
• Technical (working with machines)
• Quality/Accuracy
• Focus
• Time Management
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Creativity
• School Skills– math, reading, science, art
Fashion and Clothing Skills
• Sales and Service Marketing•Entrepreneurship: Retail Owner•Purchasing Agent: Buyer•Merchandise Displayer
Career Pathways
• Fashion Design, Manufacturing & Merchandising• Fashion Designer
• Tailor
• Seamstress
• Buyer
• Retail Sales Person
• Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services
• Embroidery Business
• Fashion Merchandising
• Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher
Career Pathways
• Fashion Designers need to have a 2-4 year degree and be knowledgeable about textiles, fabrics, and fashion trends.
• 2/3 of fashions designers are employed in New York or California.
• The best job opportunities will be found in clothing for mass markets.
• Fashion Design is a high skill and high wage job.
Get the Facts– Fashion Design
FACS Classes You Can Take
1. Textiles & Design (7th-8th Grades)2. Interiors 3. Introduction to Fashion4. Fashion 15. Advanced Fashion (2-4)6. Fashion Marketing and
Merchandising