Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

High Risk
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
100%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
51%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 36 votes)
Average: 76%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-11.9%
by year 2033
WAGES
$36,020
or $17.32 per hour
Volume
7,230
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
1.2/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

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Calculated automation risk

100% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

User poll

51% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 100% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers' job openings is expected to decline 11.9% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers' was $36,020, or $17 per hour

'Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers' were paid 25.1% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 7,230 people employed as 'Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 21 thousand people are employed as 'Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers'.

Job description

Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.

SOC Code: 51-6041.00

Comments (2)

no thanks (No chance)
25 Apr 2024 20:05
contrarian
Robin (No chance)
20 May 2019 09:58
There are multitude of designs and ways to creat something, and near unlimited ways something can break. There are no set rules in these lines of work for any AI to follow. Having an AI understand a customers wish I imagine is also extremly difficult.
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