Careers · Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers · Virginia

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers in Virginia

Shoe and leather workers construct, decorate, and repair leather products including shoes, luggage, and saddles. They work primarily in repair shops, manufacturing facilities, and custom leather goods businesses, using hand tools and specialized equipment to cut, stitch, shape, and finish leather materials. In Virginia the median pay is $37,230 a year, 2% below the national median of $37,800.

$37,230median pay in Virginia, per year

$33,830–$46,080middle half earn

70employed in Virginia

$37,800U.S. median, for comparison

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Openings in Virginia and remote

Surface Maintenance Repairer (Title 32) (Permanent) · Army National Guard Units · Troutville, Virginia · $24.44–$31.73
Marine Machinery Repairer · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Norfolk, Virginia · $21.74–$29.79
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Fort Belvoir, Virginia · $31.2–$36.24
TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL AND FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER WG-4818-08 · Army National Guard Units · Wheeling, West Virginia · $28.6–$33.3
TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER WG-4818-10 · Army National Guard Units · Wheeling, West Virginia · $31.69–$36.99
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Bowling Green, Virginia · $32.85–$38.41
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Wheeling, West Virginia · $30.26–$35.3
TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER WG-10 · Air National Guard Units · Martinsburg, West Virginia · $42.17–$49.19

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What it takes

Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.

Skills that matter most

Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringReading ComprehensionSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationService Orientation

Knowledge areas

Production and ProcessingCustomer and Personal ServiceMechanicalSales and Marketing

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Licenses and training in Virginia

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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers pay in other states

Tennessee · $52,520 Washington · $48,310 New Jersey · $46,790 Massachusetts · $46,550 Arizona · $45,510 Wisconsin · $44,000 Illinois · $43,730 Minnesota · $42,940 New York · $42,100 New Hampshire · $40,800

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Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Sewing Machine Operators Sewers, Hand Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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O*NET-SOC 51-6041.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Virginia, annual.