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Where a hand lasting operator can go next

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

Hand lasting operators shape and secure linings and uppers over the last by hand. They pull the forepart, the waist and the seat of the upper over the last using hand tools with the aim of obtaining the final shape of the footwear model. They start by pulling the front part edges of the upper over the last, and pressing the waist and the seat. They then flatten the wiped edges, cut excess box toe and lining and use stitching or cementing to fix the shape.

Also known as hand laster, hand lasting craftsman, manual lasting operator, hand lasting technician.

Craft and related trades workers 25 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: footwear stitching machine operator, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
footwear stitching machine op… 79% covered shoemaker 75% covered footwear hand sewer 69% covered footwear finishing and packin… 68% covered orthopaedic footwear technici… 66% covered hand lasting operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from hand lasting operator, 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 hand lasting operator 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 hand lasting operator needs 16 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
  • use tools for shoe repair handling and moving
  • footwear uppers pre-assembly engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • footwear bottoms pre-assembly engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • cut footwear uppers handling and moving
  • apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction handling and moving
  • apply footwear finishing techniques handling and moving
  • operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • apply stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • apply pre-stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a hand lasting operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Hand lasting operator 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 hand lasting operator’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.