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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers Job Description & Jobs
Job Title: Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
RIASEC Career Code:
R-A-C
SOC:
51-6041.00
Job Description for:"Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers"
Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles.
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Job Tasks for:
"Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers"
Align and stitch or glue materials such as fabric, fleece, leather, or wood, in order to join parts.
Attach accessories or ornamentation to decorate or protect products.
Attach insoles to shoe lasts, affix shoe uppers, and apply heels and outsoles.
Cement, nail, or sew soles and heels to shoes.
Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, and/or rivets.
Cut out parts following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.
Drill or punch holes; then insert or attach metal rings, handles, and fastening hardware such as buckles.
Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.
Place shoes on lasts to remove soles and heels, using knives and/or pliers.
Read prescriptions or specifications, and take measurements to establish the type of product to be made, using calipers, tape measures, or rules.
Repair and recondition leather products such as trunks, luggage, shoes, saddles, belts, purses, and baseball gloves.
Repair or replace soles, heels, and other parts of footwear, using sewing, buffing and other shoe repair machines, materials, and equipment.
Re-sew seams, and replace handles and linings of suitcases or handbags.
Select materials and patterns, and trace patterns onto materials to be cut out.
Check the texture, color, and strength of leather to ensure that it is adequate for a particular purpose.
Clean and polish shoes.
Cut, insert, position, and secure paddings, cushioning, and/or linings, using stitches or glue.
Draw patterns, using measurements, designs, plaster casts, or customer specifications, and position or outline patterns on work pieces.
Dress and otherwise finish boots or shoes, as by trimming the edges of new soles and heels to the shoe shape.
Estimate the costs of requested products or services such as custom footwear or footwear repair, and receive payment from customers.
Inspect articles for defects, and remove damaged or worn parts, using hand tools.
Make, modify, and repair orthopedic or therapeutic footwear according to doctors' prescriptions, or modify existing footwear for people with foot problems and special needs.
Measure customers for fit, and discuss with them the type of footwear to be made, recommending details such as leather quality.
Nail heel and toe cleats onto shoes.
Prepare inserts, heel pads, and lifts from casts of customers' feet.
Shape shoe heels with a knife, and sand them on a buffing wheel for smoothness.
Stretch shoes, first dampening parts; then inserting and twisting parts, using an adjustable stretcher.
Knowledge Requirements for:
"Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers"
Design -- Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
See the education requirements for Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Skill Requirements for:
"Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers"
Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Quality Control Analysis -- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Operation and Control -- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operations Analysis -- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Repairing -- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems.
Complex Problem Solving -- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Ability Requirements for:
"Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers"
Arm-Hand Steadiness -- The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Finger Dexterity -- The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Written Comprehension -- The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Wrist-Finger Speed -- The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Visualization -- The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Control Precision -- The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Multilimb Coordination -- The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
"Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers" Job Activities
Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Controlling Machines and Processes -- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material -- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards -- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings -- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment -- Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
Job Description for: "Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers"
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