Footwear and leather working trades

£25,029

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

45 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

7.2%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Footwear and leather working trades

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 5413

Workers in this unit group 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

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Equality focus: Footwear and leather working trades

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