RecordOccupation

Where a shoe repairer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a shoe repairer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Shoe repairers repair and renew deteriorated footwear and other items like belts or bags. They use hand tools and specialised machinery to add soles and heels, replace worn-out buckles and clean and polish shoes.

Highest coverage recorded: 43%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 30required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

sole and heel operator 43% covered · difficulty 54.3

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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shoe repairer is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a shoe repairer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.