The Collar360

Footwear stitching machine operator

Other names

shoe stitcher, binding stitcher, shoe sewing machine tender, shoe sewing machine operator

Clothing, textiles and leather

They guide cut pieces of leather under sewing machine needles to join them into the tops of shoes, then check and trim them.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Inspect finished products to ensure that shoes have been completed according to specifications.

  2. 2

    Align parts to be stitched, following seams, edges, or markings, before positioning them under needles.

  3. 3

    Operate or tend machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
piqueur en chaussures/piqueuse en chaussures
español
operador de máquinas para coser calzado/operadora de máquinas para coser calzado
العربية
مشغل ماكينة خياطة الأحذية / مشغلة ماكينة خياطة الأحذية
português
Operador de máquinas de costura de calçado/Operadora de máquinas de costura de calçado
Deutsch
Schuhstepper/Schuhstepperin
italiano
addetto alla macchina per cucire scarpe/addetta alla macchina per cucire scarpe

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