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Overview
The work applies surface treatments to hides and skins, including colour nuance, pattern, waterproofing, flame-retardant or anti-fog properties, and routine machine care.
In job descriptions, look for leather finishing, spray finishing, colour recipes, finishing mixtures, leather chemistry tests, raw-hide defects, machine settings, quality checks and workplace safety.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Leather finishing operators work near finishing drums, spray lines or coating equipment. They prepare leather surfaces, dose finishing mixtures, follow colour and surface specifications, watch for raw-hide defects and keep machinery clean enough for consistent batches.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes leather technology, finishing chemistry, spray finishing, colour mixing, surface testing, machine functions and workplace health and safety. Attention to colour nuance, waterproofing, flame-retardant finishes and quality variation is central.
Salary context
Salary context depends on machine responsibility, finish complexity, colour-matching demands, chemical handling, batch size, quality records, maintenance tasks and whether the operator works with special protective properties.
Career paths
Development can move toward senior leather finishing, colour-kitchen work, quality control, sample preparation, production supervision or technical support for leather surface treatments.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name leather finishing, colour recipes, spray equipment, chemistry tests, raw-hide inspection, waterproofing, flame-retardant finishes or routine maintenance. Those terms show the technical level of the line.
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 leather and related products of other materials
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include leather production machine operator, leather measuring operator and leather goods maintenance technician.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
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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
Production Workers, All Other
51-9199.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
15Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials
Alternative labels
Occupation group
leather production machine operator (8155.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7d99ed04-fda7-4f35-9f02-0db18078159c |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8155.1.2 |
| ISCO group | 8155 |
| Concept type | Occupation |