Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

What Does a Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers Do?

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

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.
• 2Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.
• 3Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.
• 4Repair and recondition leather products such as trunks, luggage, shoes, saddles, belts, purses, and baseball gloves.
• 5Align and stitch or glue materials such as fabric, fleece, leather, or wood, to join parts.
• 6Inspect articles for defects, and remove damaged or worn parts, using hand tools.
• 7Drill or punch holes and insert or attach metal rings, handles, and fastening hardware, such as buckles.

Required Skills

• Bookkeeping software
• Financial accounting software
• Inventory tracking software
• Microsoft Excel
• Sale processing software

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers Salary