Fabric, Fur, and Leather Cutters
Job description
These individuals cut fabric, skins, and leather. They make clothing, shoes, and fur and leather goods from them. They work for:
- Textile and clothing plants
- Manufacturers of fabric, fur, or leather products
- Furriers
- Shoe manufacturers
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Nontoxic dust
Main tasks
Fabric Cutters
- Arrange patterns on layers of fabric and cut them according to the indicated patterns.
- Adjust cutting techniques to the type of fabric and style of the garment.
- Cut fabric samples, as required.
- Cut in a way that avoids waste.
Fur Cutters
- Cut skins into diagonal strips of determined length and shape.
- Number the skins to indicate their place on the patterns.
- Select, match, and prepare fur samples as required.
- Cut in a way that avoids waste.
Leather Cutters
- Select leather and patterns for leather products, according to requirements.
- Arrange the leather to cut a maximum number of pieces.
- Stretch leather.
- Cut leather for making items designed with this material.
- Cut leather samples, as required.
- Cut in a way that avoids waste.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2022-2026
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Job prospects for 2022-2026
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2021
All of Québec
600
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 27.7% Female
- 72.3% Male
Not available.
- 27.7% Female
- 72.3% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage
All of Québec
Not available.
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31669% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
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NAICS 3395% of jobs
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NAICS 3374% of jobs
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NAICS 414% of jobs
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Others10% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 313, 314, 315, 31669% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 458% of jobs
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NAICS 3395% of jobs
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NAICS 3374% of jobs
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NAICS 414% of jobs
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Others10% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Also required
- Experience as a Labourer in cutting fabrics, furs, or leather.
Sometimes required
- A few years of secondary school education are usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Monitoring operations
- Quality control analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Information processing
- Equipment maintenance
- Result evaluation
- Operations and control
- Repair
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Solving complex problems
Abilities
- Hand-arm stability
- Limb coordination
- Manual dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Near vision
- Speed control
- Digital dexterity
- Core strength
- Colour perception and distinction
- Auditory attention
- Oral comprehension
- Information organization
- Depth perception
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Static muscle power
- Deductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Hearing sensitivity
- Reaction time
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Autonomy
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Versatility
- Rigour
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Sense of observation
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 9445
Fabric, fur and leather cutters
Job titles
- Shoe cutter
- Leather cutter
- Fur cutter
- Fabric cutter
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- Leather pressman
- Leather rifle case maker
- Welt maker - hat manufacturing
- Cutter - leather products manufacturing
- Hand cutter - clothing manufacturing
- Hand cutter - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Die cutter - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Hand leather cutter - leather products manufacturing
- Machine felt cutter
- Glove cutter
- Slipcover cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- Pattern cutter
- Master pattern cutter
- Saddle cutter - leather products manufacturing
- Canvas cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- Sailcloth cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- Clothing cutter
- Leather garment cutter - manufacturing
- Sample cutter
- Shoe parts cutter - footwear manufacturing
- Cloth cutter - fabric products manufacturing
- Leather trunk maker
- Leather harness maker
- Mink tail slitter - fur products manufacturing
- Leather marker
- Fabric marker
- Garment marker
- Cloth-cutting machine operator - fabric products manufacturing
- Bias-cutting machine tender - fabric, fur and leather products manufacturing
- Stripping machine tender - leather products manufacturing
- Leather-stripping machine tender - leather products manufacturing
- Cuff-cutting machine tender
- Welt-trimming machine tender - hat manufacturing
- Slitter-rewinder
- Trimmer - leather products manufacturing
- Upholstery marker and cutter
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
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Last update: April 28, 2023
