Precision Production
Leatherworking and Upholstery
Colleges award this field under 3 named programs, from Upholstery/Upholsterer to Leatherworking and Upholstery, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 3 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Upholstery/Upholsterer
- Prepares you to apply technical knowledge and skills to install springs, filling, padding, covering and finishing on items such as furniture, automobile seats, caskets, mattresses, and bedsprings.
- Shoe, Boot and Leather Repair
- Prepares you to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair all types of footwear, including replacement and mending of worn parts, repairing orthopedic footwear, refinishing and dyeing leather, and repairing other leather goods such as handbags, belts, and luggage.
- Leatherworking and Upholstery, Other
- Leatherworking and upholstering not listed above.
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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Upholsterers
- Median pay
- $46,340
- Hiring change through 2035
- −2.3%
- Job openings a year
- 1,700
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career ShrinkingShoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
- Median pay
- $37,800
- Hiring change through 2035
- −6.5%
- Job openings a year
- 1,000
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career ShrinkingShoe Machine Operators and Tenders
- Median pay
- $35,650
- Hiring change through 2035
- −6.9%
- Job openings a year
- 400
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it.
Working style
How and where the work happens
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Most careers connected to this field involve in-person work. About 87 of every 100 openings require working close to other people or spending time on your feet.