Jobs / Production and manufacturing / 51-6041.00
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.
- US jobs
- 7,450
- Median wage
- $37,800 a year
- Job family
- Production and manufacturing
Can agents do the work of shoe and leather workers and repairers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 21%Sew garments or materialsNot measured
- 13%Cut materialsNot measured
- 13%Assemble products or work aidsNot measured
- 11%Create decorative objects or parts of objectsNot measured
- 7%Position workpieces or materials on equipmentNot measured
- 5%Inspect characteristics or conditions of materials or productsNot measured
- 4%Position materials or components for assemblyNot measured
- 4%Determine values or prices of goods or servicesNot measured
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Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.
- Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.
- Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.
- Repair and recondition leather products such as trunks, luggage, shoes, saddles, belts, purses, and baseball gloves.
- Align and stitch or glue materials such as fabric, fleece, leather, or wood, to join parts.
- Inspect articles for defects, and remove damaged or worn parts, using hand tools.
- Drill or punch holes and insert or attach metal rings, handles, and fastening hardware, such as buckles.
- Prepare inserts, heel pads, and lifts from casts of customers' feet.
- Dress and otherwise finish boots or shoes, as by trimming the edges of new soles and heels to the shoe shape.
- Attach insoles to shoe lasts, affix shoe uppers, and apply heels and outsoles.
- Clean and polish shoes.
- Cement, nail, or sew soles and heels to shoes.
Other job titles for this occupation (60)
Boot Maker · Cobbler · Leather Worker · Saddle and Harness Maker · Shoe Cutter · Shoe Maker · Shoe Repairer · Shoe Repairman · Stitcher · Back Shoe Cutter · Bench Hand · Boot and Saddle Repair Person · Boot Repairer · Bootmaker · Custom Leather Products Maker · Custom Shoe Maker · Custom Shoemaker · Dyer · Finger Cobbler · Footwear Stitcher · Hand Bootmaker · Harness Maker · Lacer · Leather Artisan · Leather Craftsman · Leather Lacer · Leather Production Artisan · Leather Production Worker · Leather Stamper · Leather Stitcher · Leathersmith · Luggage Maker · Luggage Repairer · Mender · Orthopedic Boot and Shoe Designer · Orthopedic Boot and Shoe Maker · Orthopedic Boot Shoe Designer · Orthopedic Boot Shoe Maker · Orthopedic Shoe Maker · Pad Hand · Polish Inspector · Repair Cobbler · Repairer · Saddle Maker · Saddle Mechanic · Sample Sewer · Sample Shoe Inspector · Sample Shoe Reworker · Sewer · Shoe Cobbler · Shoe Designer · Shoe Dyer · Shoe Reconditioner · Shoe Repair Cobbler · Shoe Stainer · Shoe Stitcher · Skate Maker · Stain Inspector · Trimming Cutter · Upper Cutter