94133 Inspectors and graders, textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing

What this occupation covers

Inspectors and graders in textile, fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing inspect and grade textile, fabric, fur and leather products. They are employed by textile companies, leather tanning and fur dressing establishments and garment, fur and leather products manufacturers.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Examine natural, synthetic and hybrid textile, fabric, fur and leather garments or products for conformity to quality standards
• Inspect and grade animal hides and pelts according to size, condition and weight
• Verify fit or size of finished garments and products by measuring or comparing products with samples and patterns
• Mark defects, repair minor imperfections, cut excess materiel using scissors, and remove lint and spots using brushes, lint removers and cleaning solutions
• Grade and sort finished products and tag according to size, style and quality
• Record information on products inspected
• May package products.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 92015 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing

Excluded from this code

• Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing (See 92015 Supervisors, textile, fabric, fur and leather products processing and manufacturing)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

blue-leather grader · boot and shoe grader · boot and shoe inspector · boot and shoe sorter · canvas goods inspector · carpet inspector · cloth examiner · cloth grader · cloth inspector · cloth measurer · cloth sampler · cloth sorter · cloth tester · clothing inspector · cloth-measuring machine tender · colour grader - textiles · colour matcher - textiles · cushion and cover inspector · cushion and furniture-coverings manufacturing inspector · draper · fabric examiner · fabric grader · fabric inspector · fabric manufacturing inspector

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Work experience in the manufacturing of the products inspected is usually required.