Also called: Sweater Designer, Knit Designer
Designs sweaters and knitted clothing, including the stitch patterns and yarns, for brands or for hand-knitters.
A knitwear designer swatches yarns, programs a knitting machine to test a cable pattern, and writes technical specs for the factory. Others design patterns sold to hobby knitters online.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Fashion or textile design degree with knitwear focus.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Fashion Design, Textile Design.
Growing about average. Small specialty within fashion.
Medium risk for 10 years. Knitting machines are digital and AI suggests patterns; inventing stitches, yarn choices and fit stay creative work.
Classes: Fiber arts or sewing, Math, AP Studio Art.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1022.
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