Textile chemistry

What do you learn?

Whether soft, flame-retardant, or water-repellent – fabrics often need to meet very specific requirements. How do they achieve this? You’ll soon be able to explain that yourself. As a textile chemist, you work with natural and synthetic textile fibres. You dye, bleach, and finish – from the yarn to the finished fabric. Using various techniques, you apply colour and function to textiles.

You will be trained to become a master of your craft. Soon, you’ll operate and manage state-of-the-art equipment, control and measuring devices, prepare solutions and dye baths, and oversee the entire finishing process.

What do you need?

  • A good sense of mathematics
  • Logical and analytical thinking
  • An eye for detail
  • An interest in textiles, colours, and chemistry

Apprenticeship Duration and School

The apprenticeship as a textile chemist lasts a total of three and a half years and concludes with a final apprenticeship examination.
Vocational school during the training takes place in Dornbirn and is organised in block courses.

What's your salary?

1st year of apprenticeship: 1,071.00 Euro | 18+: 1,293.71 Euro
2nd year of apprenticeship: 1,295.40 Euro | 18+: 1,596.26 Euro
3rd year of apprenticeship: 1,657.50 Euro | 18+: 1,949.22 Euro
4th year of apprenticeship: 2,152.20 Euro | 18+: 2,255.72 Euro

as of 2026
“I want to share my knowledge, support the apprentices throughout their development up to their final examination, and guide them along the way.”
Sarah Auer, Apprentice Training Laboratory

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