upholsterer

What the work can involve

Upholstery work combines hand craft, materials and repair judgement. Tasks may include stripping old covers, fitting webbing and springs, cutting fabric, sewing pieces, padding frames and finishing furniture or vehicle interiors.

Skills and specializations

Useful depth includes textile and leather properties, upholstery tools, pattern making, spring suspension, restoration techniques, furniture repair, protective layers, cost estimates and advice on style or material choice.

Salary context

Salary context depends on object complexity, hand finishing, restoration value, material cost, customer contact, production pace, vehicle or furniture specialization and responsibility for estimating repair work.

Career paths

Career paths can move toward restoration specialist, custom furniture work, workshop lead, vehicle interior upholstery, prototype making, furniture design support or self-employed craft practice.

Good to know

Check whether adverts name furniture, vehicles or orthopaedic items, material types, sewing duties, repair estimates, machinery, customer fitting, delivery handling and whether restoration or production dominates.

Editorial note

This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.

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Occupation group

Upholsterers and related workers (7534)

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