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Overview
Footwear production technicians support footwear manufacturing across product engineering, construction methods, samples, production planning, quality, functionality and cost control.
In job descriptions, look for footwear materials, uppers, bottoms, cutting, stitching, assembling, finishing, production rooms, technical drawings, productivity and quality checks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Footwear production technician work connects design intent with factory execution. The role follows footwear through samples, cutting, stitching, assembly, finishing and checks on quality and productivity.
Skills and specializations
Useful areas include footwear materials, uppers and bottoms, construction methods, production planning, technical drawings, sample preparation and solving manufacturing problems with production teams.
Salary context
Salary context depends on process breadth, technical responsibility, production volume, quality ownership, cost reduction work, language needs with suppliers and coordination across cutting, closing or assembly rooms.
Career paths
Career paths can move into production coordination, footwear industrialisation, quality management, technical development, supply chain planning or management of a footwear or leather goods production area.
Good to know
Check which construction methods, materials and production rooms the advert names. Strong roles state whether the technician prepares samples, measures productivity or leads process improvements.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of footwear
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include footwear quality technician, footwear product developer and footwear quality control laboratory technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
17-3029.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
15.2Manufacture of footwear
Alternative labels
industry foreman
shoe technician
general foreman
general forewoman
industry forewoman specialized in shoemaking
industry foreman specialised in shoemaking
industry foreman specialized in shoemaking
industrial foreman
industry forewoman specialised in shoemaking
industrial forewoman
footwear technician
footwear engineer
industry forewoman
Occupation group
Physical and engineering science technicians not elsewhere classified (3119)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/59dae100-fdfe-44bd-8bd8-a0d3cd813ce4 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3119.7 |
| ISCO group | 3119 |
| Concept type | Occupation |