How do they match: Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

  • Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

  • Repair Cobbler
  • Repairer
  • Boot Repairer
  • Boot and Saddle Repair Person
  • Last Repairer Helper
  • Luggage Repairer
  • Shoe Repair Cobbler
  • Shoe Repairer
  • Shoe Repairer Apprentice
  • Shoe Repairer Helper
  • Shoe Repairman

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

  • 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.
  • Align and stitch or glue materials such as fabric, fleece, leather, or wood, to join parts.
  • Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.
  • Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.
  • Estimate the costs of requested products or services such as custom footwear or footwear repair, and receive payment from customers.
  • 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.
  • Select materials and patterns, and trace patterns onto materials to be cut out.

  • Repair textiles or apparel.
  • Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
  • Estimate costs of products, services, or materials.
  • Evaluate quality of materials or products.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
  • Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.
  • Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Select production input materials.
  • Trim excess material from workpieces.