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Overview
Sole and heel operators run footwear machinery for bottom pre-assembly, roughing, dusting, heel attachment and stitched or cemented shoe construction.
In job descriptions, look for footwear components, bottoms, uppers, finishing techniques, stitching, cemented construction, shoe-repair tools and quality checks on attached soles and heels.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The work is a footwear production station focused on soles and heels. The operator prepares bottoms, handles uppers, runs roughing, dusting, stitching, cementing or nailing equipment and checks that the attachment is clean and durable.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes footwear components, materials, machinery, cemented construction, stitching techniques, finishing methods and the difference between bottom pre-assembly and upper pre-assembly. Some workplaces add machine cutting or shoe-repair tool use.
Salary context
Pay comparisons depend on machine responsibility, pace, quality requirements, construction type, repair duties, material handling and whether the operator covers one station or several footwear production steps.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward broader footwear machine operation, repair work, finishing quality control, pre-assembly coordination or supervision of a small sole and heel production line.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the construction method, machinery, sole materials, heel attachment, stitching, cementing, finishing checks and expected output volume.
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 pre-lasting operator, lasting machine operator and footwear stitching machine operator.
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
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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Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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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/4a246568-007e-46a8-a151-b98082ed6b50 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8156.2.6 |
| ISCO group | 8156 |
| Concept type | Occupation |