Textile, fur and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified: how to get into this work

Also called: Braid making machine operator, Hat making machine operator, Tent making machine operator, Textile patternmaking machine operator

This unit group covers textile, fur and leather products machine operators not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 815: Textile, Fur and Leather Products Machine Operators. For instance, the group includes those engaged in operating and monitoring machines which make hats, tents, mattresses or miscellaneous articles such as braids or other trimmings.

Main tasks

• Operating and monitoring machines which form and make hats out of textiles, fur or leather
• Operating and monitoring machines which make miscellaneous articles such as braids or other trimmings
• Operating and monitoring machines which fold cloth into measured length
• Operating and monitoring machines which wind thread, twine or yarn into balls preparatory to shipping or further processing
• Operating and monitoring machines to measure size of pieces of leather

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: HK$20,000 a month
• About 387,500 people in 2025, and about 403,200 projected by 2028. (+4.1%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Weaving and knitting machine operators
• Fur and leather preparing machine operators
• Shoemaking and related machine operators
• Bleaching, dyeing and fabric cleaning machine operators
• Fibre preparing, spinning and winding machine operators
• Laundry machine operators

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Questions people ask

Textile, fur and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified: do you need a degree for this work?

Usually not. Only 10% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Textile, fur and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified: will AI change this work?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026