Employment Percentage: 
34.48275862069
SOC ID: 
51-6042
SOC Title: 
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
ONET ID: 
51-6042.00
ONET Concat ID: 
51604200
Median Salary: 
30297.23
Ed Level High School: 
94.959999
Ed Level Certificate: 
0
Ed Level Some College: 
5.04
Ed Level Associates: 
0
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Study work orders or shoe part tags to obtain information about workloads, specifications, and the types of materials to be used.</li><li>Remove and examine shoes, shoe parts, and designs to verify conformance to specifications such as proper embedding of stitches in channels.</li><li>Perform routine equipment maintenance such as cleaning and lubricating machines or replacing broken needles.</li><li>Cut excess thread or material from shoe parts, using scissors or knives.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
25089.51
Top Annual Earnings: 
41229.98
Title Slug: 
shoe-machine-operator-and-tender