Education:
56%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
44%
Less than a High School Diploma
Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers
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Job Outlook:
None
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High:
$47,230.00
Average:
$34,600.00
Hourly
Average:
$16.64
What they do:
Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Personality
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Characteristics of this Career |
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68% | Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
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67% | Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Strengths |
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100% | Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services. | |
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61% | Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources. |
Job Details
Responsibilities
Cut fabrics.
Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
Sew clothing or other articles.
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Sew clothing or other articles.
Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
Select production input materials.
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
Trim excess material from workpieces.
Estimate costs of products, services, or materials.
Assemble garments or textile products.
Assemble garments or textile products.
Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
Repair textiles or apparel.
Operate sewing equipment.
Construct customized assistive medical or dental devices.
Repair textiles or apparel.
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
Apply water or solutions to fabrics or apparel.
Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
Evaluate quality of materials or products.
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
Measure clients to ensure proper product fit.
Inspect garments for defects, damage, or stains.
Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
Cut fabrics.
Design templates or patterns.
Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.
Measure clients to ensure proper product fit.
Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.
Repair textiles or apparel.
Assemble garments or textile products.
Assemble garments or textile products.
Sew clothing or other articles.
Repair textiles or apparel.
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent |
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100% | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? | |
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93% | Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? | |
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87% | Exposed to Contaminants - How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? | |
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85% | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment - How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? | |
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83% | Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? | |
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83% | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? | |
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83% | Spend Time Standing - How much does this job require standing? | |
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82% | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions? | |
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82% | Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? | |
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81% | Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? | |
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80% | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? | |
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77% | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? | |
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76% | Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |
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73% | Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Tasks & Values |
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74% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. | |
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70% | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | |
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69% | Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). | |
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68% | Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. | |
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68% | 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. | |
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66% | Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. | |
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65% | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |