Unions and Associations
Workers in the apparel industry may belong to UNITE HERE, a union that also represents employees in the airport, food service, gaming, and hotel industries. The American Apparel and Footwear Association provides industry news, resources, career support, and networking opportunities. The United States Fashion Industry Association offers advocacy, professional development, events, and other resources for fashion industry and related workers.
Related Professions
- 3-D Printing Specialists
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineers
- Advanced Manufacturing Technicians
- Advertising Managers
- Appliance Service Technicians
- Automation Engineers
- Automotive Industry Workers
- Beverage Industry Workers
- Bindery Workers
- Bioenergy/Biofuels Workers
- Biofuels Processing Technicians
- Biofuels Production Managers
- Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Biomass Plant Technicians
- Biomass Power Plant Managers
- Biotechnology Production Workers
- Boilermakers and Mechanics
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Canning and Preserving Industry Workers
- Ceramics Engineers
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Chief Robotics Officer
- Color Analysts
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Conservators and Conservation Technicians
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Coremakers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Cosmeticians
- Cosmetics Sales Representatives
- Cosmetics Shop Owners and Managers
- Cosmetologists
- Cost Estimators
- Costume Designers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Dairy Products Manufacturing Workers
- Drafters
- Drone Manufacturing Workers
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Electronics Engineers
- Electroplating Workers
- Engineering Technicians
- Engineers
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Export-Import Specialists
- Fabric Designers
- Farmers
- Fashion Coordinators
- Fashion Designers
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Models' Agents
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Fashion Writers and Editors
- Forge Shop Workers
- Furniture Designers
- Furniture Manufacturing Workers
- Futurists
- Glass Manufacturing Workers
- Green Marketers
- Green Products Manufacturers
- Greeting Card Designers and Writers
- Hardware Engineers
- Heat Treaters
- Image Consultants
- Industrial Chemicals Workers
- Industrial Designers
- Industrial Ecologists
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Industrial Engineers
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Industrial Radiographers
- Industrial Safety and Health Technicians
- Industrial Traffic Managers
- Instrumentation Technicians
- Internet of Things Developers
- Jewelers and Jewelry Repairers
- Job and Die Setters
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Laser Technicians
- Layout Workers
- Leather Tanning and Finishing Workers
- Logging Industry Workers
- Logistics Analysts
- Logistics Engineers
- Makeup Artists
- Manufacturing Engineering Technologists
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Manufacturing Production Technicians
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Managers
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Metallurgical Engineers
- Metallurgical Technicians
- Microelectronics Technicians
- Millwrights
- Models
- Molders
- Nail Technicians
- Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
- Numerical Control Tool Programmers
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Optical Engineers
- Optics Technicians
- Packaging Engineers
- Packaging Machinery Technicians
- Paper Processing Workers
- Pharmaceutical Industry Workers
- Plastics Products Manufacturing Workers
- Precision Machinists
- Precision Metalworkers
- Prepress Workers
- Product Designers
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Radio Frequency Engineers
- Remote Health Care Engineers
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Integrators
- Robotics Technicians
- Rubber Goods Production Workers
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Semiconductor Technicians
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Silverware Artisans and Workers
- Software Engineers
- Sporting Goods Production Workers
- Steel Industry Workers
- Supply Chain Managers
- Tailors and Dressmakers
- Textile Manufacturing Workers
- Tobacco Products Industry Workers
- Toy Industry Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Watch and Clock Repairers
- Welders and Welding Technicians
- Wood Science and Technology Workers