Shoe / Leather Worker / Repairer

Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Boot Maker; Cobbler; Leather Worker; Saddle and Harness Maker; Shoe Cutter; Shoe Maker; Shoe Repairer; Shoe Repairman; Stitcher

Tasks

• 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.

Knowledge

• Production and Processing

Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Near Vision
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Finger Dexterity
• Problem Sensitivity
• Oral Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Category Flexibility
• Visualization
• Selective Attention
• Manual Dexterity
• Control Precision
• Speech Recognition
• Speech Clarity