Description
Hand sew, join, reinforce, and finish footwear components, stitching leather or fabric uppers, welts, and soles using needles, awls, and waxed thread; perform closing, hand-welting, and decorative stitching to meet specifications.
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Customer and Personal Service
Abilities
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Spatial Abilities
- • Visualization
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Manual Dexterity
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
- • Multilimb Coordination
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Visual Color Discrimination
Related specializations
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Available on paid plans only
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Related Pathways
Arts, Entertainment, & Design
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O*NET occupational data (work activities, skills, knowledge).
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
