Upholsterers

People in this career often have these skills:

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

People in this career often have talent in:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

• 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.
• Visual Color Discrimination - The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• Visualization - The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
• Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
• Cut fabrics.
• Assemble garments or textile products.

• Repair furniture or upholstery.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
• Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
• Sew clothing or other articles.
• Operate sewing equipment.
• Examine condition of property or products.
• Repair textiles or apparel.
• Design templates or patterns.
• Record operational or production data.
• Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
• Estimate costs of products, services, or materials.
• Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.
• Move furniture.
• Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces.
• Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
• Exchange information with colleagues.

• Print Binding and Finishing Workers

• Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

• Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

• Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

• Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

• Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic

• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

• Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

• Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers