Where a footwear product developer can go next

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

Footwear product developers provide interface between design and production. They engineer the footwear prototypes previously created by designers. They select, design or re-design lasts and footwear components, make patterns for uppers, linings and bottom components, and produce technical drawings for a various range of tools, e.g. cutting dies, mould, etc. They also produce and evaluate footwear prototypes, grade and produce sizing samples, perform required tests for samples and confirm the customer’s qualitative and pricing constraints.

Table 1 · Within reach

• footwear quality technician 71% covered · difficulty 29.9
• footwear quality manager 67% covered · difficulty 34.1
• leather goods product developer 67% covered · difficulty 37.7
• leather goods designer 66% covered · difficulty 38.9
• bespoke footwear technician 60% covered · difficulty 46.5

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Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a footwear product developer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.