Upholsterers
Tasks Include:
- Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.
- Build furniture up with loose fiber stuffing, cotton, felt, or foam padding to form smooth, rounded surfaces.
- Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs, and webbing to locate defects.
- Attach fasteners, grommets, buttons, buckles, ornamental trim, and other accessories to covers or frames, using hand tools.
- Remove covering, webbing, padding, or defective springs from workpieces, using hand tools such as hammers and tack pullers.
- Read work orders, and apply knowledge and experience with materials to determine types and amounts of materials required to cover workpieces.
- Make, restore, or create custom upholstered furniture, using hand tools and knowledge of fabrics and upholstery methods.
- Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications.
- Repair furniture frames and refinish exposed wood.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +5.7%
National: +3.5%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$39,600.00
State
$33,810.00
Regional
Upholsterers
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Upholsterers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 56.18%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 43.82%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 49.31%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 15.14%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 12.60%
- None = 9.81%
- Up to and including 1 month = 9.55%
- Over 10 years = 3.46%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 0.13%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- None = 37.27%
- Up to and including 1 month = 22.14%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.18%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 7.57%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.57%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.81%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.33%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 0.13%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 32.86%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 21.60%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 15%
- None or short demonstration = 11.81%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 7.70%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 7.57%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 3.33%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 0.13%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Upholsterers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.
- Build furniture up with loose fiber stuffing, cotton, felt, or foam padding to form smooth, rounded surfaces.
- Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs, and webbing to locate defects.
- Attach fasteners, grommets, buttons, buckles, ornamental trim, and other accessories to covers or frames, using hand tools.
- Remove covering, webbing, padding, or defective springs from workpieces, using hand tools such as hammers and tack pullers.
- Read work orders, and apply knowledge and experience with materials to determine types and amounts of materials required to cover workpieces.
- Make, restore, or create custom upholstered furniture, using hand tools and knowledge of fabrics and upholstery methods.
- Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications.
- Repair furniture frames and refinish exposed wood.
- Interweave and fasten strips of webbing to the backs and undersides of furniture, using small hand tools and fasteners.
- Sew rips or tears in material, or create tufting, using needles and thread.
- Adjust or replace webbing, padding, or springs, and secure them in place.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Draw cutting lines on material following patterns, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencils, paint, or other methods.
- Maintain records of time required to perform each job.
- Discuss upholstery fabrics, colors, and styles with customers, and provide cost estimates.
- Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery by hand to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material.
- Pick up and deliver furniture.
- Attach bindings or apply solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling.
- Stretch webbing and fabric, using webbing stretchers.
- Design upholstery cover patterns and cutting plans, based on sketches, customer descriptions, or blueprints.
- Make, repair, or replace automobile upholstery and convertible and vinyl tops, using knowledge of fabric and upholstery methods.
- Collaborate with interior designers to decorate rooms and coordinate furnishing fabrics.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Upholsterers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
51.75 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
50.50 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
62.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Upholsterers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
75.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
75.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
75.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
68.75 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
68.75 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
65.50 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
56.25 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
56.25 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
53.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
53.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
50.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
50.00 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
50.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
50.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Upholsterers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
74.75 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
71.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
70.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
67.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
66.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
65.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
64.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
62.50 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
62.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
61.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
57.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
56.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
56.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
56.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
55.25 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
54.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
54.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
53.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
51.75 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
49.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Upholsterers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
81.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
74.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
70.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
69.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
66.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
63.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
62.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
61.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
61.25 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
60.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
56.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
56.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
56.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
56.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
53.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
52.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Upholsterers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
55.50 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Upholsterers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.80 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
92.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
86.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
82.80 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
78.60 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
77.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
76.00 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
75.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
74.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
73.00 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
73.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
71.80 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
70.80 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
69.20 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
69.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
68.80 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
65.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
64.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
63.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
63.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
63.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
61.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
60.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
58.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
56.80 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
55.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
52.80 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
51.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
51.20 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $28,300.00 | $39,600.00 | $47,150.00 |
Virginia | $28,220.00 | $33,810.00 | $37,260.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $30,880.27 | $38,219.96 | $39,405.90 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $35,835.58 | $38,924.44 | $43,102.32 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | $29,474.44 | $31,043.88 | $34,047.29 |
Western Virginia | $27,813.29 | $32,845.72 | $36,264.93 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 34,500 | 35,700 | +3.5% |
Virginia | 1,465 | 1,549 | +5.7% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
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Titles
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- Car Seat Coverer
- Car Seat Maker
- Car Seat Upholsterer
- Casket Coverer
- Casket Trimmer
- Chair Pad Maker
- Chair Upholsterer
- Convertible Top Installer
- Decorator
- Dining Chair Seat Cushion Trimmer
- Dining Chair Trimmer
- Furniture Upholsterer
- Furniture Upholsterer Apprentice
- Furniture Upholstery Mechanic
- Gimp Tacker
- Inside Upholsterer
- Limousine and Hearse Upholsterer
- Recliner Arm Line Upholsterer
- Seat Cover Cutter
- Seat Cover Installer
- Seat Coverer
- Seat Covers Trimmer
- Seating Upholsterer
- Sleeper Arm Line Upholsterer
- Slip Cover Cutter
- Slipcover Cutter
- Sofa Back Upholsterer
- Stapler
- Top and Trim Worker
- Top Installer
- Trimmer
- Upholstered Goods Crafter
- Upholsterer
- Upholsterer Apprentice
- Upholstery Auto Trimmer
- Upholstery Cutter
- Upholstery Designer
- Upholstery Mechanic
- Upholstery Pattern Designer
- Upholstery Repairer
- Upholstery Trimmer
- Vinyl Top Installer
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Upholsterers
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