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Job Description

Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-6093.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 34,640.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 32,520 people on this job

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Tasks for “Upholsterers”

Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.
Discuss upholstery fabrics, colors, and styles with customers, and provide cost estimates.
Draw cutting lines on material following patterns, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencils, paint, or other methods.
Make, repair, or replace automobile upholstery and convertible and vinyl tops, using knowledge of fabric and upholstery methods.
Build furniture up with loose fiber stuffing, cotton, felt, or foam padding to form smooth, rounded surfaces.
Collaborate with interior designers to decorate rooms and coordinate furnishing fabrics.
Adjust or replace webbing, padding, or springs, and secure them in place.
Stretch webbing and fabric, using webbing stretchers.
Maintain records of time required to perform each job.
Interweave and fasten strips of webbing to the backs and undersides of furniture, using small hand tools and fasteners.
Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications.
Remove covering, webbing, padding, or defective springs from workpieces, using hand tools such as hammers and tack pullers.
Pick up and deliver furniture.
Design upholstery cover patterns and cutting plans, based on sketches, customer descriptions, or blueprints.
Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs, and webbing to locate defects.
Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery by hand to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material.
Attach fasteners, grommets, buttons, buckles, ornamental trim, and other accessories to covers or frames, using hand tools.
Attach bindings or apply solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling.
Sew rips or tears in material, or create tufting, using needles and thread.
Make, restore, or create custom upholstered furniture, using hand tools and knowledge of fabrics and upholstery methods.
Repair furniture frames and refinish exposed wood.
Read work orders, and apply knowledge and experience with materials to determine types and amounts of materials required to cover workpieces.

Related Technology & Tools

Nail pliers
Heat guns
Staple guns
Fabric punches
Ripping hammers
Webbing stretchers
Scratch awls
Upholstery pliers
Tack removers
Door trim removers
Canvas pliers
Tack hammers
Snap setters
Industrial sewing machines
Thread nippers
Combination squares
Clip remover tools
Staple pullers
Straight pins
Air compressors
Multipurpose sewing needles
Staple pliers
Button machines
Glue guns
Arch punches
Hex key sets
Ripping chisels
Spring benders
Tack spacers
Seam stretchers
Tack pullers
Duck bill pliers
Spring cutters
Air staple guns
Fabric hole cutters
Upholstery needles
Utility knives
Spray glue guns
Magnetic hammers
Seam rippers
Cutting pads
Upholstery tufting needles
Rawhide mallets
Hog ring pliers
Pinch dogs
Staple removers
Tinners snips
Grommet inserting dies
Upholstery shears
Caning nippers
Foam rubber cutters
Rubber mallets
Tucking tools
Siphon guns

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