Today's textile industry offers exciting and rewarding career opportunities in an innovative, technology-driven sector. New end-use and international markets are increasing demand for skilled professionals such as scientists, engineers, chemists and computer specialists, as well as highly skilled workers to operate high-tech machinery.

Consider some of the benefits of a career in the textile industry:

• Salaries in the textile industry are competitive with salaries in other manufacturing industries.
• Teamwork, creativity and initiative are all highly encouraged. Strong emphasis is placed on training people to use the latest state-of-the-art technology.
• Companies promote from within whenever possible.
• In many cases, companies are located in cities and towns with a high quality of life and a reasonable cost of living.
• Organizational structures tend to be flat, which encourages employee interaction at all levels.

A full and accurate picture of the challenges and rewards of today's textile sector is available at CareerTex.ca - a bilingual and interactive online career awareness tool. The website is designed to show youth and their career advisors what the Canadian textile industry has to offer and the educational path they need to follow to participate in today's dynamic textile sector.