NOC 53125: Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products
What patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products do
Patternmakers in textile, leather and fur products create master patterns for the production of garments, footwear and other textile, leather or fur products. They are employed by pattern manufacturers, textile, leather or fur products manufacturers, or they may be self-employed.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Examine sketches, samples of articles and specifications of designs to determine number, size and shape of pattern parts and assess the amount of cloth required to make a product
- Draw, lay out and cut master patterns of products
- Outline parts of patterns on paper and mark patterns to indicate details such as the placement of pockets and pleats on garments, decorative stitching on shoe parts or eyelets on canvas products
- Create pattern size variations from master patterns using computer or drafting instruments, or forward patterns to computer operator to create pattern size variations
- Lay out master patterns on fabric and cut sample patterns
- Mark size, identification, style and sewing instructions on sample patterns.
Job titles under NOC 53125
40 job titles are classified here, including dress patternmaker, embroidery patternmaker, fur garment patternmaker.
- canvas goods maker
- canvas goods pattern designer and patternmaker
- canvas layer-out - textile products
- canvas pattern designer
- canvas patternmaker
- cartoon embroidery enlarger
- digitizer operator - textile, leather and fur products
- doper - fabric products
- doper and marker
- dress patternmaker
- embroidery patternmaker
- fur garment patternmaker
- fur patternmaker
- fur products patternmaker
- garment patternmaker
- last-pattern grader
- layer-out and patternmaker
- lay-out and patternmaker
- leather products patternmaker
- men's and women's wear patternmaker
- modifier and lay-out marker
- modifier and marker
- pattern designer and patternmaker - textile, leather and fur products
- pattern grader
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- College courses in design and patternmaking or One to two years of on-the-job training are required.
- Courses in computer-assisted patternmaking may be required.
Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $18.50/hr | $27.48/hr | $39.70/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $18.76/hr | $28.64/hr | $36.93/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Quebec | $18.76/hr | $28.64/hr | $36.93/hr |
Using NOC 53125 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 40 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products?
Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products are NOC 2021 unit group 53125. Example job titles in this group include dress patternmaker, embroidery patternmaker, fur garment patternmaker, garment patternmaker.
What TEER is NOC 53125?
NOC 53125 is TEER 3 (College or apprenticeship (under 2 years)). Usually requires a college program or apprenticeship of less than 2 years, or more than six months of on-the-job training. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $27.48/hr, about $54,000 a year full-time, with a range of $18.50/hr to $39.70/hr.
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Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.