Buttonhole-Machine Operator
DOT Code: 786.685-014
Industry: garment
Tends semiautomatic, short-cycle sewing machine that cuts and stitches buttonholes in garments: Positions garment or garment part under needle, starts machine that automatically stitches and cuts buttonhole, and cuts thread. May adjust stitching and cutting mechanisms of machine to alter size of buttonholes. May tend machine that cuts and stitches gimp-reinforced (eyelet-ended or teardrop) buttonholes in garments, such as coats or jackets, and be designated Gimp-Buttonhole-Machine Operator (garment).
GOE: 06.04.05 STRENGTH: L GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 2 DLU: 77