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Also called machine tender, shoe sewing machine tender, stitch bonding machine tender and anchor operator.
$35,650
Median pay a year
3,280
People do this work
6
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Shoe Machine Operator and Tender
Summary
Shoe machine operator tending machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts, while inspecting products and performing routine maintenance
Experience
Shoe Machine Operator and Tender
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Operated machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts
Inspected finished products to ensure shoes met specifications
Aligned parts to be stitched, following seams or markings before positioning them under needles
Removed and examined shoes and parts to verify proper embedding of stitches
Studied work orders to obtain information about workloads and materials
Performed routine maintenance such as cleaning and lubricating machines
Collected shoe parts from conveyer belts and placed them in machinery for dressing
Skills
Core Skills
Operating sewing equipment, Assembling textile products, Reading work orders or instructions, Inspecting products or operations, Inspecting finishes of workpieces, Conducting test runs of equipment, Selecting production materials
Hands-On Work
Mounting materials or workpieces, Cleaning production equipment, Loading materials into production equipment
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Checked finished shoes for qualityAligned parts for stitchingOperated machines to make shoesRemoved shoes to check qualityStarted machines for stitchingMaintained and cleaned machines
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Checked finished shoes for quality, identifying and addressing defects
Operated machines to produce shoes, ensuring adherence to quality standards
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Checked finished shoes for quality, leading to fewer defects in final products
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Fewer defects were found in final productsQuality issues decreased after inspectionsCustomer satisfaction improved with better quality
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Add how often you operated the machines each shift
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Operated machines to produce shoes, ensuring adherence to quality standards
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Several times during each shiftMost of the day on busy shiftsRegularly throughout the production process
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Operating sewing equipment
Assembling textile products
Mounting materials or workpieces
Reading work orders or instructions
Inspecting products or operations
Inspecting finishes of workpieces
Conducting test runs of equipment
Selecting production materials
Cleaning production equipment
Loading materials into production equipment
Removing products
Aligning workpieces
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What a Shoe Machine Operator and Tender does
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Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.
What it pays
How much does a Shoe Machine Operator and Tender make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$29,090
Median
$35,650
75th percentile
$43,090
About 3,280 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders. 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. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.