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Overview
The work is part of footwear production and focuses on giving the shoe model its final form before finishing, stitching or cementing steps are completed.
In job descriptions, look for lasting-room machines, shoe lasts, uppers, toe boxes, lining, wiped edges, footwear materials, cemented construction and quality checks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Lasting machine operators work at a footwear production stage where the upper is pulled over the last. The job uses machines to stretch material, press the seat, flatten edges, trim excess toe or lining and fix the shape.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes footwear components, lasts, uppers, toe boxes, lining, cemented construction, stitching, machine cutting and footwear quality. Specialization can move toward particular shoe constructions or lasting-room machinery.
Salary context
Pay is influenced by machine complexity, production pace, material sensitivity, quality rejection risk, maintenance duties and whether the operator handles several footwear construction methods.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior machine operator, footwear quality checker, line trainer, lasting-room coordinator, sample-room support or broader footwear production technician work.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the footwear model, lasting machines, upper materials, toe and lining work, stitching or cementing steps, machine maintenance and expected quality checks.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay 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 sole and heel operator, footwear stitching machine operator and pre-lasting operator.
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
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
51-6042.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
15.2Manufacture of footwear
Alternative labels
Occupation group
footwear production machine operator (8156.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/16d7bae5-503e-4e19-bc8b-619c9bcf5c4f |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8156.2.4 |
| ISCO group | 8156 |
| Concept type | Occupation |