Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Manufacturing
Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.

What a shoe and leather workers and repairer does

Become a shoe and leather workers and repairer

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good shoe and leather workers and repairer

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Typical hourly rate is $22 per hour with a typical salary of $44,100 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $19 and $25 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $10,800 and $43,400 per year.
  • 45% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $21 per hour with a typical salary of $27,700 per year.
  • 51.6% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.

Shoe And Leather Workers And Repairer job outlook

  • There are 23 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 12 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 3% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 26% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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