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Overview
The work uses furniture or textile machinery to cut, spread, sew, attach and handle mattress materials, including padding, covers and spring suspension parts.
In job descriptions, look for mattress machinery, upholstery tools, textile materials, sewing, spring suspension, padding, covers, furniture machinery maintenance, packing and goods handling.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Mattress making machine operators work on production equipment for pads, covers, padding and spring assemblies. They cut and spread material, attach covers, sew fabric pieces, pack goods and keep furniture machinery running.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include operating furniture machinery, textile material properties, upholstery tools, manual sewing techniques, spring suspension, machine maintenance, packing and safe goods handling around bulky mattress components.
Salary context
Salary context depends on machine type, production pace, mattress construction, sewing or upholstery duties, maintenance responsibility, lifting and packing tasks, quality checks and whether the operator handles deliveries or customized products.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior machine operation, upholstery production, furniture machinery maintenance, quality inspection, line coordination, textile goods packing or training new operators on mattress assembly steps.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name mattress machinery, padding, covers, innerspring assemblies, upholstery tools, sewing, spring suspension, packing, furniture-machine maintenance or goods handling. These terms show the production setup.
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 furniture
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is mattress maker.
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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
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
51-6099.00
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
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Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
31.0Manufacture of furniture
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Textile, fur and leather products machine operators not elsewhere classified (8159)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cf74a14f-f1fe-4008-a935-5c173f246655 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8159.5 |
| ISCO group | 8159 |
| Concept type | Occupation |