Upholsterers
£28,679
Average salary
39 hours
Average weekly hours
4.5%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Footwear and leather working trades
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 5412
Footwear and leather working trades make and repair shoes, cut out, make up, sew, decorate and finish leather and leather substitute goods other than garments.
Common tasks include:
- uses hand tools or machine to cut out, trim, punch holes in or stitch guide lines on leather or leather substitute component parts
- positions leather and rubber footwear component parts on lasts and shapes and joins uppers to insoles and soles
- uses hand tools or machine to make up and repair saddles, harnesses, belts, straps and other leather products
- uses hand and machine tools to sew and stitch leather and/or other material in the making and decoration of footwear and leather goods other than garments
- prepares paper or paperboard master patterns of component parts of footwear
- waxes, cleans and finishes footwear and other leather goods
Qualifications
There are no formal academic requirements although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. Training is mainly on?the-job. NVQs/SVQs are available in some areas.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Footwear and leather working trades
Regional employment: Footwear and leather working trades
Future employment: Footwear and leather working trades
Top 12 industries: Footwear and leather working trades
Alternative & related job titles: Footwear and leather working trades
Cobbler Leather worker (leather goods mfr) Machinist (leather goods mfr) Shoe machinist Shoe repairer
Equality focus: Footwear and leather working trades
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£21,900
Female average annual salary
£31,286
Male average annual salary
35
Female average weekly hours
40
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Footwear and leather working trades
Workforce gender: Footwear and leather working trades
Breakdown by region
£
- highest annual average salary
£
- lowest annual average salary
40
Wales - Highest average weekly hours
38
North East (England) - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Footwear and leather working trades
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Footwear and leather working trades
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£13,557)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age