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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
SOC 51-6041.00
Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles.
Zone 2
Production
8
Skills
8
Knowledge
2
Job Zone
No
Green
Top Skills 8
Active Listening
3.0
Speaking
2.9
Critical Thinking
2.9
Monitoring
2.8
Social Perceptiveness
2.8
Operation Monitoring
2.8
Judgment and Decision Making
2.8
Reading Comprehension
2.5
Knowledge Areas 8
Customer and Personal Service
3.1
English Language
2.8
Mathematics
2.8
Mechanical
2.7
Administration and Management
2.5
Production and Processing
2.5
Economics and Accounting
2.2
Sales and Marketing
2.1
Key Tasks
1Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or
machine presses.
2Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using
sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or
rivets.
3Align and stitch or glue materials such as fabric, fleece, leather, or wood, to join
parts.
4Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other
materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.
5Select materials and patterns, and trace patterns onto materials to be cut out.
Also Known As
Back Shoe Cutter
Backshoe Person
Belt Maker
Bench Hand
Boot and Saddle Repair Person
Boot Maker
Boot Repairer
Bootmaker
Bottom Cementer
Cobbler
Tools & Equipment
Automatic sole stitchers
Bench trimmers
Block planes
Buffing wheels
Cobblers' pincers
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