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Textiles Offer Wide
Range Of Jobs
The textile industry offers
perhaps the widest range of
jobs of any manufacturing in-
dustry.
As an employer of some
750,000 people, there are op-
portunities for hourly produc-
tion workers, office
managers, computer pro-
grammers, chemists,
engineers, environmental
scientists, stylists, marketing
directors and strategic plan-
ners, among others.
Job opportunities are
available in locations from
the heart of New York City to
small cities, depending on
personal interests and the
pace of life one wants to lead.
Textile science colleges
report that nearly every
graduate had a job upon
graduation this past June and
many had several high-
paying offers from which to
choose.
The variety of jobs in the
industry requires different
levels of education, training,
skills and interest.
Hourly production workers
receive on-the-job training
while computer program-
Speaking Of
Textiles
Spinning a yarn.
Hanging by a thread
Tossed his hat in the ring
Throwing in the towel
Made out of whole cloth
A stitch in time
Smooth as silk
A golden parachute
That man is wearing a rug
A coat of paint
Knitting up his brow
Weaving through traffic
The fabric of society
A man of the cloth
A wolf in sheep’s clothing
Pulling the wool over his eyes
He had him in stitches
Every cloud has a silver lining
No moral fiber
He cottoned to her
He was sacked
It fit like a glove
Button your lip
Zip your mouth
A common thread
A pocketful of miracles.
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mers, stylists, designers and
technicians require training
at a technical institution, a
two-year junior college or a
four-year textile college.
The majority of those in-
volved in textile manage-
ment and administration,
- such as plant managers and
engineers, have graduated
from a four-year college.
Many have advanced
degrees.
Those interested in
strategic planning and
finance might have degrees
in management, business or
finance, while chemists, en-
vironmental scientists and
‘ those involved in research
~ and development might have
B.S. degrees of PhDs in
chemistry or biology.
In major universities,
small colleges, technical
schools and on the job, people
are learning about the many
different facets of the in-
dustry.
Degrees in textile science
and management are offered
by nine colleges and univer-
sities: Auburn University,
Clemson University, Georgia
Institute of Technology,
University of Lowell, North
Carolina State University,
Philadelphia College of Tex-
tiles and Science,
Southeastern Massachusetts
University, Texas Tech
University and the Institute
of Textile Technology. The
Fashion Institute of
Technology offers degrees in
textile design, marketing and
museum studies in textiles.
Students also pursue
- studies in the liberal arts and
in fashion merchandising,
textile design and marketing
in textile and clothing schools
across the nation.
The industry works closely
with educators and under-
writes scholarships, research
projects and general educa-
tion programs offered by
many colleges and univer-
sities.
Textile
Week
American Textile Week,
October 19-24, is the textile in-
dustry’s annual salute to the
736,000 men and women who
make the industry the most
productive and efficient in
the world.
The promotion also focuses
on the contributions of the
textile industry to local com-
munities and the American
way of life. ]
The theme of the American
Textile Week ‘87 is “We Put
The Pride In Crafted With
Pride,” in harmony with the
national Crafted with Pride
in U.S.A. campaign. ;
The observance features
banquets, athletic events,
parades and open house tours
of modern textile manufac-
turing facilities, and it has
been strongest in the textile
states of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Virginia.
But in 1987, for the first
time, American Textile Week
has reached Tennessee and
the New England states
‘represented by the Northern
Textile Association.
The reason: the first na-
tional ATMI Textile Citizen of
the Year Contest. Every
hourly employee of an
American textile manufac-
turer is eligible for this con-
test, which is seeking the per-
son whose job and communi-
ty contributions represent the
finest attributes of the in-
dustry. ;
The winner will be chosen
from among state finalists at
a ceremony October 22 at the
National Press Club in
Washington, D.C, ATMI
President Robert G. Laidlaw,
Coats & Clark, Inc., is to pre-
sent the award of $1,000 and a
plaque.
Ray Jimison, Dixie Yarns,
Inc., is chairman of the ATMI
American Textile Week Task
Force, and Harold McLeod,
Burlington Industries, Inc, is
chairman of the Citizen of the
Year Subcommittee.
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