Upholsterers
On the Job
Upholsterers make, repair, or replace upholstery for furniture and in vehicles.
Physical Demands
This career requires good eyesight and time standing, walking, or running.
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.
- Cut fabrics.
- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
- Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
- Operate sewing equipment.
- Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
- Repair textiles or apparel.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, or life jackets.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Having face-to-face discussions.
- High levels of competition.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings.
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