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Leather worker, Kaiwhakarākei kiri kararehe

Also known as

  • Cutter, leather cutter, leather goods maker, leather upholsterer

Leather workers make and repair leather goods like shoes, clothing, saddlery, luggage and upholstery.

A man measures leather on a desk with a ruler and various tools in a workshop He wears a navy blue apron.

Your pay could be

$23

Lower

$27 to $38

Most common

$48

Upper

How does this pay compare?

Pay is before tax

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Other career ideas in Clothing, footwear and fabrics
Ētahi atu huatau aramahi i Ngā kākahu, hū me ngā papanga,

Career idea

Hand cutter

Kaitapahi huanga ā-ringa

Pay

$54K to $66K annually

You'll need

Under 1 to 3 years of training
Hand cutters use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim manufactured products and materials like fabric, stone, glass and rubber.

Career idea

Hand sewer

Kaituitui ā-ringa

Pay

$49K to $58K annually

You'll need

Under 1 to 1 year of training
Hand sewers sew and alter fabric garments and products with a needle and thread. They may make patterns and designs.

Career idea

Patternmaker

Kaitā tauira tuitui

Pay

$50K to $83K annually

You'll need

1 year of training
Patternmakers turn designs for clothes and other items into patterns.

Career idea

Sewing machinist

Kaituitui ā-mīhini

Pay

$50K to $59K annually

You'll need

Under 1 to 1 year of training
Sewing machinists use sewing machines to join fabric and create clothing, curtains, tents and other textile products.

Career idea

Shoemaker

Hūmeke

Pay

$53K to $63K annually

You'll need

Under 1 to 3 years of training
Shoemakers design, make, repair and finish shoes, boots and other footwear.

Career idea

Tailor and dressmaker

Kaihoahoa, kaituitui kākahu

Pay

$50K to $63K annually

You'll need

Under 1 year of training
Tailors and dressmakers design, make, alter and repair clothing.

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