What do they do?
Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.
Also known as:
Boot Maker, Cobbler, Fancy Stitcher, Inseam Trimmer, Inseamer, Insole Department Worker, Lacer, Machine Operator, Operator, Pump Stitcher, Shoe Cementer, Shoe Maker, Side Laster, Sole Layer, Sole Trimmer, Stitcher, Toe Trimmer, Vamper
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- High school diploma equivalent (36%)
- Some college, no degree (24%)
- Less than high school diploma (21%)
- Bachelor's degree (10%)
- Associate's degree (8%)
- Master's degree (1%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (<1%)
People in this career often have talent in:
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Inspect products or operations to ensure that standards are met.
- Inspect finishes of workpieces or finished products.
- Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
- Operate sewing equipment.
- Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
- Assemble garments or textile products.
- Load materials into production equipment.
- Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
- Clean production equipment.
- Maintain production or processing equipment.
- Replace worn equipment components.
- Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
- Conduct test runs of production equipment.
- Select production input materials.
- Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
- Trim excess material from workpieces.
This page includes data from:
Career data: O*NET 30.0 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics
Videos: CareerOneStop, USDOL/ETA and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
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