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Overview
Furniture upholsterers rebuild or finish seats, backs and frames with padding, springs, webbing, fabric, leather or other covers so furniture becomes comfortable and presentable.
In job descriptions, look for upholstery repair, textile cutting, sewing, spring suspension, pattern making, furniture cleaning, restoration assessment, customer measurements and hand tools such as tack pullers, chisels and mallets.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Furniture upholsterers work with existing or new furniture at the bench, on frames and around customer pieces. The work can include stripping old covers, replacing webbing or springs, shaping padding and fitting fabric cleanly.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes textile properties, upholstery fillings, hand tools, pattern making, cutting, sewing, spring suspension, repair judgement and the difference between restoration and new custom upholstery.
Salary context
Compare salary by craft complexity, restoration responsibility, customer-contact level, material value, workshop independence and whether the role estimates costs or only carries out prepared upholstery work.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward restoration specialist work, custom furniture production, workshop coordination, prototype upholstery, customer estimating or self-employed craft services.
Good to know
Check what furniture types the advert names. Chairs, antique pieces, mattresses, sofas and custom prototypes require different tools, fabric choices, repair judgement and finish expectations.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial occupation context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
upholsterer (7534.3)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cd3f5356-a16f-4aca-9d4b-ceba2b2afec5 |
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| ESCO code | 7534.3.1 |
| ISCO group | 7534 |
| Concept type | Occupation |