Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
On the Job
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers make, decorate, or repair leather products, like luggage, shoes, and saddles.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
- Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
- Assemble garments or textile products.
- Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
- Construct customized assistive medical or dental devices.
- Cut fabrics.
- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
- Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
- Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
- Operate sewing equipment.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Frequent contact with others.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
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