Shoemaker
A shoemaker repairs and manufactures shoes and other leather products. They mainly work as entrepreneurs and in the leather industry. In addition to professional competence, the work requires customer service skills and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Entrepreneur, industry manufacturing leather products and small companies.
You need handicraft skills and knowledge of materials in the shoemaker’s profession. A significant part of the work involves servicing and repairing details that require care, precision and dexterity. Repairs also require problem-solving and inventiveness. You should have precise vision, especially colour vision, and a stable hand grip in the finishing stages. You also need good concentration skills.
Customer service orientation is particularly important for those working as entrepreneurs. You need to be able to adapt to the greater workload and busy times of various seasons. Entrepreneurs must also be familiar with the basics of doing business.
Allergy to dust, glue, paint or chemicals may be an obstacle to working in the profession.
- footwear components
- footwear equipments
- footwear machinery
- footwear manufacturing technology
- footwear materials
- footwear quality
- manual cutting processes for leather
You can train as a shoemaker in vocational institutions of upper secondary education and training where you can complete a Vocational Qualification in Textiles and Fashion Industry (shoemaker). When you have accumulated competence, you can complete a Further Qualification in Textiles and Fashion Industry (shoemaker) and specialist vocational qualification. The qualification can also be completed through an apprenticeship.
Median salary
2,844 €/mo
The data is based on the median income, meaning the amount of salary which is the middle of the salary amounts arranged in order of magnitude. The salary information for an occupation is based on occupational groups defined by Statistics Finland’s national classification of occupations, which often include other similar occupations.
Source: Statistics Finland's structural statistics on wages and salaries
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