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Footwear and Leather Working Trades

About this career

£19,997

Median salary

New workers start around £11,804.91. Normal pay is £19,997 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £30,787.40.

Jobs

Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.

About this career

  • 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

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Active Listening
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Reading Comprehension
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Active Learning
43
Writing
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Speaking
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Monitoring
40
Learning Strategies
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Critical Thinking
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Mathematics
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Science
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