Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a shoe repairer can go next

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

Shoe repairers repair and renew deteriorated footwear and other items like belts or bags. They use hand tools and specialised machinery to add soles and heels, replace worn-out buckles and clean and polish shoes.

Also known as cobbler, boot maker, shoe polisher, shoe maker, boot repairer.

Craft and related trades workers 30 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: sole and heel operator, 43%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
sole and heel operator 43% covered shoemaker 42% covered lasting machine operator 36% covered orthopaedic footwear technici… 36% covered hand lasting operator 35% covered shoe repairer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from shoe repairer, 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 shoe repairer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A shoe repairer needs 13 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
  • repair shoes handling and moving
  • use tools for shoe repair handling and moving
  • cut footwear uppers handling and moving
  • apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction handling and moving
  • apply footwear finishing techniques handling and moving
  • apply stitching techniques working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • manual cutting processes for leather engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • footwear equipments engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • footwear machinery engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • provide customer information related to repairs communication, collaboration and creativity
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Shoe repairer 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 shoe repairer’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.