Description
Use hand knives and hand-held tools to cut and trim leather hides into parts for footwear, upholstery, bags, and other leather goods, optimizing yield and quality.
Knowledge
Manufacturing and Production
- • Production and Processing
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Advanced Manufacturing
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
