Footwear and Leather Working Trades

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.

More about this Career

Average Salary

£22421

New workers start around £9791. Normal pay is £22421 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £32988.

Jobs

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.

Daily Tasks

Waxes, cleans and finishes footwear and other leather goods.
Prepares paper or paperboard master patterns of component parts of footwear.
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.
Uses hand tools or machine to make up and repair saddles, harnesses, belts, straps and other leather products.
Positions leather and rubber footwear component parts on lasts and shapes and joins uppers to insoles and soles.
Uses hand tools or machine to cut out, trim, punch holes in or stitch guide lines on leather or leather substitute component parts.

Skills Employers are looking for

Soft Skills

Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work

Active Listening

51
Reading Comprehension

50
Active Learning

43
Writing

42
Speaking

42
Monitoring

41
Learning Strategies

37
Critical Thinking

36
Mathematics

35
Science

7