The Collar360

Cobbler / shoe repairer

Other names

Official name: Shoe repairer

street cobbler, shoe mender, cobbler, boot maker, shoe polisher, shoe maker, boot repairer

Clothing, textiles and leather

They fix worn shoes, belts and bags with hand tools and machines, adding new soles and heels, and they clean and polish shoes.

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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

    Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.

  2. 2

    Repair and recondition leather products such as trunks, luggage, shoes, saddles, belts, purses, and baseball gloves.

  3. 3

    Inspect articles for defects, and remove damaged or worn parts, using hand tools.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

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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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

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
réparateur en chaussures/réparatrice en chaussures
español
reparador de calzado/reparadora de calzado
العربية
مصلح الأحذية / مصلحة الأحذية
português
Reparador de calçado/Reparadora de calçado
Deutsch
Schuhinstandsetzer/Schuhinstandsetzerin
italiano
calzolaio riparatore/calzolaia riparatrice

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