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Overview
The work combines leather technology, the tanning process, hide properties, chemical testing, colour mixtures, machinery monitoring and workplace safety.
In job descriptions, look for raw hide defects, tanning drums or equipment, leather chemistry, colour recipes, process monitoring, equipment maintenance, problem solving and quality checks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Tanning work is process work with biological material, chemicals and machinery. Tanners check raw hides, follow tanning stages, monitor equipment and adjust colour or chemical mixtures so leather reaches the required finish.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes hide defects, leather chemistry, physico-chemical properties, colour recipes, process monitoring and equipment maintenance. The role rewards careful observation because small variations can affect texture, colour and durability.
Salary context
Salary context depends on process responsibility, chemical handling, machinery complexity, quality-control duties, shift pattern, experience with colour matching and whether the role covers supervision of tanning operations.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior tanner, leather quality technician, colour matching, production coordination, equipment maintenance support or broader leather technology roles.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name wet processing, tanning drums, chemicals, colour recipes, raw hide inspection, finishing standards, protective routines and the level of responsibility for process adjustments.
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.
Tanning, dressing, dyeing of leather and fur
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include leather sorter and hide grader.
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
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
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.
15.11Tanning, dressing, dyeing of leather and fur
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers (7535)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1ce76c3b-edee-41b4-88c2-5db9b70d8bf0 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7535.2 |
| ISCO group | 7535 |
| Concept type | Occupation |