How do they match: Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

  • Hand Bootmaker
  • Bench Hand
  • Pad Hand

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

  • Prepare inserts, heel pads, and lifts from casts of customers' feet.
  • Nail heel and toe cleats onto shoes.
  • 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, or rivets.
  • Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.
  • Drill or punch holes and insert or attach metal rings, handles, and fastening hardware, such as buckles.
  • 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.
  • Re-sew seams, and replace handles and linings of suitcases or handbags.
  • Read prescriptions or specifications, and take measurements to establish the type of product to be made, using calipers, tape measures, or rules.

  • Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.