Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a bespoke footwear technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a bespoke footwear technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Bespoke footwear technicians perform activities in small production environments, e.g. workshops, where footwear is typically custom-made. They design, prepare, cut and sew, assemble and finish custom made footwear.

Also known as custom shoemaker, customized shoe maker, customised shoe maker, customized footwear technician, custom made footwear technician.

Craft and related trades workers 31 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: footwear hand sewer, 78%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
footwear hand sewer 78% covered footwear stitching machine op… 74% covered sole and heel operator 73% covered footwear finishing and packin… 71% covered pre-lasting operator 69% covered bespoke footwear technici… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from bespoke footwear technician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a bespoke footwear technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A bespoke footwear technician needs 22 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • create patterns for footwear handling and moving
  • create technical sketches for footwear communication, collaboration and creativity
  • perform pattern grading handling and moving
  • apply development process to footwear design information skills
  • apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques handling and moving
  • cut footwear uppers handling and moving
  • apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques handling and moving
  • prepare footwear samples handling and moving
  • apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction handling and moving
  • apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a bespoke footwear technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Bespoke footwear technician is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a bespoke footwear technician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.