Education:
56%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
44%
Less than a High School Diploma
Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers
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Job Outlook:
None
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High:
$47,230.00
Average:
$34,600.00
Hourly
Average:
$16.64
What they do:
Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.
On the job, you would:
- Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.
- Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.
- Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.
Personality
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Characteristics of this Career |
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68% | Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
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67% | Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
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64% | Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
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61% | Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
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60% | Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. | |
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60% | Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. | |
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60% | Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. | |
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57% | Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. | |
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56% | Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. | |
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54% | Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
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53% | Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
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53% | Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. | |
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52% | Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Strengths |
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100% | Realistic - Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services. | |
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61% | Conventional - Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources. |
Aptitude
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
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63% | Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |
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56% | 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. | |
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56% | Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |
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53% | Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
Job Details
Responsibilities
Cut fabrics.
Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
Sew clothing or other articles.
Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
Sew clothing or other articles.
Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
Select production input materials.
Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
Trim excess material from workpieces.
Estimate costs of products, services, or materials.
Assemble garments or textile products.
Assemble garments or textile products.
Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
Repair textiles or apparel.
Operate sewing equipment.
Construct customized assistive medical or dental devices.
Repair textiles or apparel.
Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
Apply water or solutions to fabrics or apparel.
Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
Evaluate quality of materials or products.
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
Measure clients to ensure proper product fit.
Inspect garments for defects, damage, or stains.
Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
Cut fabrics.
Design templates or patterns.
Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.
Measure clients to ensure proper product fit.
Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.
Repair textiles or apparel.
Assemble garments or textile products.
Assemble garments or textile products.
Sew clothing or other articles.
Repair textiles or apparel.
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent |
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100% | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? | |
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93% | Face-to-Face Discussions - How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? | |
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87% | Exposed to Contaminants - How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? | |
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85% | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment - How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? | |
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83% | Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? | |
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83% | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled - How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? | |
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83% | Spend Time Standing - How much does this job require standing? | |
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82% | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - How much does this job require making repetitive motions? | |
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82% | Structured versus Unstructured Work - To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? | |
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81% | Contact With Others - How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? | |
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80% | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? | |
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77% | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? | |
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76% | Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |
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73% | Telephone - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? | |
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64% | Frequency of Decision Making - How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? | |
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63% | Deal With External Customers - How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? | |
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59% | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? | |
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53% | Spend Time Walking and Running - How much does this job require walking and running? | |
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51% | Level of Competition - To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? | |
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56% | Duration of Typical Work Week - Number of hours typically worked in one week. |
| A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Tasks & Values |
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74% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials - Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. | |
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70% | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | |
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69% | Controlling Machines and Processes - Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). | |
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68% | Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. | |
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68% | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. | |
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66% | Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. | |
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65% | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People - Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. | |
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65% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
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62% | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events - Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. | |
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62% | Performing General Physical Activities - Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. | |
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60% | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information - Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. | |
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59% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
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57% | Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. | |
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57% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | |
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51% | Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |