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Also called boot repairer, luggage repairer, repairer and shoe repairer.
$37,800
Median pay a year
7,450
People do this work
6
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Assembling textile products
Repairing textiles or apparel
Attaching accessories
Sewing clothing and articles
Cutting fabrics
Reading work orders or instructions
Inspecting garments
Measuring clients
Evaluating material quality
Estimating materials
Selecting production materials
Designing templates and patterns
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Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer
Summary
Shoe and leather worker constructing, decorating, and repairing leather products like shoes, luggage, and saddles using hand tools and sewing machines. Duties include cutting parts, cleaning items, inspecting for defects, and estimating costs for repairs
Experience
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Constructed, decorated, or repaired leather products using sewing machines, needles, and hand tools
Cut out parts following patterns using knives, shears, or machine presses
Cleaned and polished shoes to maintain their appearance
Repaired and reconditioned leather products like shoes, belts, and luggage
Inspected articles for defects and removed damaged parts using hand tools
Drew patterns using measurements and positioned them on work pieces
Estimated costs for custom footwear or repairs and received payment from customers
Skills
Hands-On Work
Assembling textile products, Repairing textiles or apparel, Attaching accessories, Sewing clothing and articles, Cutting fabrics
Core Skills
Reading work orders or instructions, Inspecting garments
Checking & Planning
Measuring clients, Evaluating material quality, Estimating materials
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Dyed and polished leatherCut parts using scissors and knivesSewed and repaired leather productsFixed shoes and bagsJoined materials with glue or stitchesCleaned and polished shoes
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Dyed and polished leather to enhance appearance and durability of products
Sewed and repaired various leather items, ensuring quality and functionality
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Show what improved in the products after dyeing and polishing.
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Dyed and polished leather to make products more appealing to customers
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Products looked more appealing to customersLeather lasted longer after treatmentFinished items had a professional finish
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Mention if you were trusted to handle specific types of repairs.
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Sewed and repaired various leather items, ensuring quality and functionality
Mention if you were trusted to handle specific types of repairs.
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Handled repairs for high-end leather goodsWorked on custom orders for clientsTook on complex stitching tasks
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What a Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer does
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Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.
What it pays
How much does a Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$31,270
Median
$37,800
75th percentile
$45,670
About 7,450 people do this work in the United States.
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Already yours: Attaching accessories, Reading work orders or instructions
2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$46,680 a year
What you have not done yet. Assembling wood products, Applying decorative finishes, Trimming excess material from workpieces
This page is about the occupation Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.