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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
111 skills listed by ESCO, 68 of them essential. 111 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 111, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3D printing process | skill | essential | 3 |
| 3D texturing | skill | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| analyse types of footwear |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| apply assembling techniques for cemented footwear construction | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply basic rules of maintenance to leather goods and footwear machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply development process to footwear design | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply footwear bottoms pre-assembling techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply footwear finishing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply footwear uppers pre-assembling techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply machine cutting techniques for footwear and leather goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply pre-stitching techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply stitching techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| assembling processes and techniques for cemented footwear construction | skill | essential | 3 |
| CAD for footwear | skill | essential | 3 |
| calculate purchasing levels of raw materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| conduct leather finishing operations | skill | essential | 3 |
| create 3D CAD footwear prototypes | skill | essential | 3 |
| create a product's virtual model | skill | essential | 3 |
| create lasts for footwear | skill | essential | 3 |
| create patterns for footwear | skill | essential | 3 |
| create solutions to problems | skill | essential | 3 |
| create technical sketches for footwear | skill | essential | 3 |
| cut footwear uppers | skill | essential | 3 |
| design 2D pattern for footwear 3D visualisation | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop footwear collection | skill | essential | 3 |
| ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear bottoms pre-assembly | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear components | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear creation process | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear equipments | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear manufacturing technology | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear quality | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear stitching techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| footwear uppers pre-assembly | skill | essential | 3 |
| innovate in footwear and leather goods industry | skill | essential | 3 |
| interpret 3D plans | skill | essential | 3 |
| last types | skill | essential | 3 |
| leather goods components | skill | essential | 3 |
| leather goods manufacturing processes | skill | essential | 3 |
| leather goods materials | skill | essential | 3 |
| leather goods quality | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain customer service | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain equipment | skill | essential | 3 |
| make technical drawings of fashion pieces | skill | essential | 3 |
| manual cutting processes for leather | skill | essential | 3 |
| measure parts of manufactured products | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate 2D CAD for footwear | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate patternmaking machinery | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform pattern grading | skill | essential | 3 |
| prepare footwear samples | skill | essential | 3 |
| pre-stitching processes and techniques for footwear and leather goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide customer information related to repairs | skill | essential | 3 |
| render 3D images | skill | essential | 3 |
| repair leather goods | skill | essential | 3 |
| repair shoes | skill | essential | 3 |
| sew pieces of fabric | skill | essential | 3 |
| sustainable footwear materials and components | skill | essential | 3 |
| types of moulding | skill | essential | 3 |
| use communication techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| use IT tools | skill | essential | 3 |
| use manual sewing techniques | skill | essential | 3 |
| use tools for shoe repair | skill | essential | 3 |
| work in textile manufacturing teams | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | desirable | 2 |
| administer appointments | skill | desirable | 2 |
| aesthetics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply footwear and leather goods quality control techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply technical communication skills | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assembling processes and techniques for california footwear construction | skill | desirable | 2 |
| assembling processes and techniques for goodyear footwear construction | skill | desirable | 2 |
| automatic cutting systems for footwear and leather goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Collaboration | competency | desirable | 2 |
| Communication | competency | desirable | 2 |
| conduct post tanning operations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| cut keys | skill | desirable | 2 |
| design management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans | skill | desirable | 2 |
| draft design specifications | skill | desirable | 2 |
| engrave patterns | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow production schedule | skill | desirable | 2 |
| follow written instructions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| footwear and leather goods marketing planning | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify target markets for designs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| implement footwear marketing plan | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Influence | competency | desirable | 2 |
| issue sales invoices | skill | desirable | 2 |
| keep stock records | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain edged hand tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain footwear assembling equipment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain professional administration | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain records of maintenance interventions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| maintain relationship with suppliers | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage a small-to-medium business | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage schedule of tasks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| order supplies | skill | desirable | 2 |
| perform packing of footwear and leather goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plan footwear manufacture | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | desirable | 2 |
| reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing | skill | desirable | 2 |
| repair clocks | skill | desirable | 2 |
| select mould types | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Self Management | competency | desirable | 2 |
| sell footwear and leather goods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| shine shoes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tailor orthopaedic footwear | skill | desirable | 2 |
| train employees | skill | desirable | 2 |
| trends in fashion | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use CAD for heels | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use CAD for lasts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use CAD for soles | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use hand tools | skill | desirable | 2 |
| use repair manuals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | desirable | 1 |