{ "entityType": "role", "schemaVersion": "role.v1", "slug": "role-51-6042-00", "socCode": "51-6042.00", "title": "Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders", "summary": "Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.", "aliases": [ "Boot Maker", "Inseamer", "Side Laster", "Stitcher", "Cobbler", "Insole Department Worker", "Shoe Cementer", "Shoe Maker", "Toe Trimmer", "Anchor Operator", "Anchorer", "Ankle Patch Molder" ], "tasks": [ { "text": "Inspect finished products to ensure that shoes have been completed according to specifications.", "type": "Core", "iwa": "4.A.1.a.2.k" }, { "text": "Align parts to be stitched, following seams, edges, or markings, before positioning them under needles.", "type": "Core", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.ao" }, { "text": "Operate or tend machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.", "type": "Core", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.e" }, { "text": "Remove and examine shoes, shoe parts, and designs to verify conformance to specifications such as proper embedding of stitches in channels.", "type": "Core", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.an" }, { "text": "Switch on machines, lower pressure feet or rollers to secure parts, and start machine stitching, using hand, foot, or knee controls.", "type": "Core", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.e" }, { "text": "Fill shuttle spools with thread from a machine's bobbin winder by pressing a foot treadle.", "type": "Supplemental", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.e" }, { "text": "Staple sides of shoes, pressing a foot treadle to position and hold each shoe under the feeder of the machine.", "type": "Supplemental", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.aj" }, { "text": "Draw thread through machine guide slots, needles, and presser feet in preparation for stitching, or load rolls of wire through machine axles.", "type": "Core", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.1.f" }, { "text": "Study work orders or shoe part tags to obtain information about workloads, specifications, and the types of materials to be used.", "type": "Core", "iwa": "4.A.1.a.1.b" }, { "text": "Perform routine equipment maintenance such as cleaning and lubricating machines or replacing broken needles.", "type": "Core", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.1.c" }, { "text": "Position dies on material in a manner that will obtain the maximum number of parts from each portion of material.", "type": "Supplemental", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.f" }, { "text": "Test machinery to ensure proper functioning before beginning production.", "type": "Core", "iwa": "4.A.1.b.2.l" } ], "emergingTasks": [], "activities": [ { "name": "Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.", "iwa": "4.A.1.a.1.b" }, { "name": "Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.an" }, { "name": "Clean production equipment.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.1.c" }, { "name": "Replace worn equipment components.", "iwa": "4.A.3.b.4.c" }, { "name": "Maintain production or processing equipment.", "iwa": "4.A.3.b.5.a" }, { "name": "Trim excess material from workpieces.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.l" }, { "name": "Operate sewing equipment.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.e" }, { "name": "Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.ao" }, { "name": "Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.f" }, { "name": "Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.f" }, { "name": "Conduct test runs of production equipment.", "iwa": "4.A.1.b.2.l" }, { "name": "Load materials into production equipment.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.1.f" }, { "name": "Feed materials or products into or through equipment.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.f" }, { "name": "Assemble garments or textile products.", "iwa": "4.A.3.a.2.aj" }, { "name": "Select production input materials.", "iwa": "4.A.2.b.1.j" }, { "name": "Inspect products or operations to ensure that standards are met.", "iwa": "4.A.1.a.2.k" }, { "name": "Inspect finishes of workpieces or finished products.", "iwa": "4.A.1.b.2.f" } ], "capabilities": [ { "name": "Near Vision", "family": "ability", "value": 3.88 }, { "name": "Arm-Hand Steadiness", "family": "ability", "value": 3.62 }, { "name": "Control Precision", "family": "ability", "value": 3.62 }, { "name": "Production and Processing", "family": "knowledge", "value": 3.28 }, { "name": "Reading Comprehension", "family": "essential_skill", "value": 3.12 }, { "name": "Manual Dexterity", "family": "ability", "value": 3.12 }, { "name": "Finger Dexterity", "family": "ability", "value": 3.12 }, { "name": "Administration and Management", "family": "knowledge", "value": 3.01 }, { "name": "Active Listening", "family": "essential_skill", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Critical Thinking", "family": "essential_skill", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Monitoring", "family": "essential_skill", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Operations Monitoring", "family": "transferable_skill", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Operation and Control", "family": "transferable_skill", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Oral Expression", "family": "ability", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Problem Sensitivity", "family": "ability", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Perceptual Speed", "family": "ability", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Selective Attention", "family": "ability", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Multilimb Coordination", "family": "ability", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Reaction Time", "family": "ability", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Extent Flexibility", "family": "ability", "value": 3 }, { "name": "Equipment Maintenance", "family": "transferable_skill", "value": 2.88 }, { "name": "Quality Control Analysis", "family": "transferable_skill", "value": 2.88 }, { "name": "Oral Comprehension", "family": "ability", "value": 2.88 }, { "name": "Category Flexibility", "family": "ability", "value": 2.88 }, { "name": "Visualization", "family": "ability", "value": 2.88 }, { "name": "Rate Control", "family": "ability", "value": 2.88 }, { "name": "Trunk Strength", "family": "ability", "value": 2.88 }, { "name": "Far Vision", "family": "ability", "value": 2.88 }, { "name": "Speech Recognition", "family": "ability", "value": 2.88 }, { "name": "Speaking", "family": "essential_skill", "value": 2.75 }, { "name": "Troubleshooting", "family": "transferable_skill", "value": 2.75 }, { "name": "Time Management", "family": "transferable_skill", "value": 2.75 }, { "name": "Written Comprehension", "family": "ability", "value": 2.75 }, { "name": "Deductive Reasoning", "family": "ability", "value": 2.75 }, { "name": "Inductive Reasoning", "family": "ability", "value": 2.75 }, { "name": "Information Ordering", "family": "ability", "value": 2.75 }, { "name": "Visual Color Discrimination", "family": "ability", "value": 2.75 }, { "name": "Speech Clarity", "family": "ability", "value": 2.75 }, { "name": "Education and Training", "family": "knowledge", "value": 2.66 }, { "name": "Complex Problem Solving", "family": "transferable_skill", "value": 2.62 } ], "skills": [ { "name": "Reading Comprehension", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Finger Dexterity", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Microsoft Word", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Microsoft PowerPoint", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Microsoft Outlook", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Microsoft Excel", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Critical Thinking", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Adobe Acrobat", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Active Listening", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Visualization", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Speech Recognition", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Equipment Maintenance", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Time Management", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Information Ordering", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Inductive Reasoning", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Deductive Reasoning", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Depth Perception", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Complex Problem Solving", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Equipment Selection", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Social Perceptiveness", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "English Language", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Writing", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Systems Analysis", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Negotiation", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Mathematics", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Learning Strategies", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Instructing", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Active Learning", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Psychology", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Chemistry", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Telecommunications", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Foreign Language", "type": "Common Skill" }, { "name": "Geography", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Physics", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Biology", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Presentation Software", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Installation", "type": "Specialized Skill" }, { "name": "Industrial Control Software", "type": "Specialized Skill" } ], "tools": [ { "example": "Adobe Acrobat", "category": "Document management software", "hot": true, "inDemand": false }, { "example": "Microsoft Excel", "category": "Spreadsheet software", "hot": true, "inDemand": false }, { "example": "Microsoft Office software", "category": "Office suite software", "hot": true, "inDemand": false }, { "example": "Microsoft Outlook", "category": "Electronic mail software", "hot": true, "inDemand": false }, { "example": "Microsoft PowerPoint", "category": "Presentation software", "hot": true, "inDemand": false }, { "example": "Microsoft Word", "category": "Word processing software", "hot": true, "inDemand": false }, { "example": "Inventory tracking software", "category": "Inventory management software", "hot": false, "inDemand": false }, { "example": "Production control software", "category": "Industrial control software", "hot": false, "inDemand": false } ], "workContext": [ { "name": "Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls", "value": 5 }, { "name": "Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions", "value": 4.85 }, { "name": "Importance of Being Exact or Accurate", "value": 4.41 }, { "name": "Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets", "value": 4.38 }, { "name": "Contact With Others", "value": 4.23 }, { "name": "Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams", "value": 4.21 }, { "name": "Time Pressure", "value": 3.89 }, { "name": "Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team", "value": 3.87 }, { "name": "Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals", "value": 3.82 }, { "name": "Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable", "value": 3.8 }, { "name": "Exposed to Hazardous Equipment", "value": 3.8 }, { "name": "Importance of Repeating Same Tasks", "value": 3.75 }, { "name": "Indoors, Environmentally Controlled", "value": 3.72 }, { "name": "Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment", "value": 3.71 }, { "name": "Frequency of Decision Making", "value": 3.63 }, { "name": "Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results", "value": 3.57 }, { "name": "Freedom to Make Decisions", "value": 3.52 }, { "name": "Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers", "value": 3.46 }, { "name": "Exposed to Contaminants", "value": 3.34 }, { "name": "Spend Time Sitting", "value": 3.3 }, { "name": "Physical Proximity", "value": 3.28 }, { "name": "Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People", "value": 3.26 }, { "name": "Spend Time Standing", "value": 3.26 }, { "name": "Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body", "value": 3.15 }, { "name": "Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled", "value": 3.13 }, { "name": "Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities", "value": 3.08 }, { "name": "Health and Safety of Other Workers", "value": 2.82 }, { "name": "Conflict Situations", "value": 2.61 }, { "name": "Level of Competition", "value": 2.57 }, { "name": "Exposed to Hazardous Conditions", "value": 2.31 }, { "name": "Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures", "value": 2.23 }, { "name": "Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings", "value": 2.18 }, { "name": "Spend Time Walking or Running", "value": 2.18 }, { "name": "Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions", "value": 2.13 }, { "name": "E-Mail", "value": 2.02 }, { "name": "Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People", "value": 1.93 }, { "name": "Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions", "value": 1.9 }, { "name": "Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance", "value": 1.87 }, { "name": "Written Letters and Memos", "value": 1.8 }, { "name": "Telephone Conversations", "value": 1.74 } ], "preparation": { "jobZone": "2", "jobZoneName": "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed", "education": "Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.", "experience": "Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.", "svpRange": "(Below 6.0)", "educationDistribution": [ { "label": "High School Diploma", "percentage": 38 }, { "label": "Some College Courses", "percentage": 15.31 }, { "label": "Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)", "percentage": 0.29 } ] }, "personFit": [ { "name": "Realistic", "family": "career_interest_type", "value": 6.71 }, { "name": "Conventional", "family": "career_interest_type", "value": 3.88 }, { "name": "Physical/Manual Labor", "family": "specific_interest_area", "value": 3.23 }, { "name": "Attention to Detail", "family": "work_style", "value": 2.34 }, { "name": "Mechanics/Electronics", "family": "specific_interest_area", "value": 2.29 }, { "name": "Dependability", "family": "work_style", "value": 2.06 }, { "name": "Investigative", "family": "career_interest_type", "value": 1.77 }, { "name": "Artistic", "family": "career_interest_type", "value": 1.67 }, { "name": "Cautiousness", "family": "work_style", "value": 1.56 }, { "name": "Enterprising", "family": "career_interest_type", "value": 1.54 }, { "name": "Transportation/Machine Operation", "family": "specific_interest_area", "value": 1.53 }, { "name": "Engineering", "family": "specific_interest_area", "value": 1.48 }, { "name": "Construction/Woodwork", "family": "specific_interest_area", "value": 1.47 }, { "name": "Social", "family": "career_interest_type", "value": 1.3 }, { "name": "Applied Arts and Design", "family": "specific_interest_area", "value": 1.27 }, { "name": "Management/Administration", "family": "specific_interest_area", "value": 1.2 } ], "relatedRoles": [ { "socCode": "51-6031.00", "slug": "role-51-6031-00", "title": "Sewing Machine Operators", "tier": "Primary-Short" }, { "socCode": "51-9032.00", "slug": "role-51-9032-00", "title": "Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders", "tier": "Primary-Short" }, { "socCode": "51-6041.00", "slug": "role-51-6041-00", "title": "Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers", "tier": "Primary-Short" }, { "socCode": "51-9022.00", "slug": "role-51-9022-00", "title": "Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand", "tier": "Primary-Short" }, { "socCode": "51-9031.00", "slug": "role-51-9031-00", "title": "Cutters and Trimmers, Hand", "tier": "Primary-Short" }, { "socCode": "51-4033.00", "slug": "role-51-4033-00", "title": "Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic", "tier": "Primary-Long" }, { "socCode": "51-7042.00", "slug": "role-51-7042-00", "title": "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing", "tier": "Primary-Long" }, { "socCode": "51-6062.00", "slug": "role-51-6062-00", "title": "Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders", "tier": "Primary-Long" }, { "socCode": "51-9191.00", "slug": "role-51-9191-00", "title": "Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders", "tier": "Primary-Long" }, { "socCode": "51-7041.00", "slug": "role-51-7041-00", "title": "Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood", "tier": "Primary-Long" }, { "socCode": "51-6051.00", "slug": "role-51-6051-00", "title": "Sewers, Hand", "tier": "Supplemental" }, { "socCode": "51-6021.00", "slug": "role-51-6021-00", "title": "Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials", "tier": "Supplemental" } ], "careerClusters": [ { "cluster": "Advanced Manufacturing", "slug": "advanced-manufacturing" } ], "educationLevel": { "category": "High school diploma or equivalent", "slug": "high-school-diploma-or-equivalent" }, "studyPrograms": [ { "title": "Precision Production", "slug": "precision-production" } ], "market": { "medianWage": 38160, "meanWage": 37230, "pct10Wage": 24160, "pct25Wage": 30450, "pct75Wage": 43390, "pct90Wage": 47860, "employment": 3270, "areaTitle": "U.S." }, "industries": { "top": [ { "naics": "31-33", "slug": "31-33", "title": "Manufacturing", "level": "Sector", "employment": 3230, "medianWage": 38160, "lq": 11.93 } ], "concentrated": [ { "naics": "31-33", "slug": "31-33", "title": "Manufacturing", "level": "Sector", "employment": 3230, "lq": 11.93 } ], "count": 1 }, "aiSignals": [ { "source": "frey_osborne", "label": "Computerization probability", "score": 0.97, "scale": "0-1 probability", "release": "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot" }, { "source": "felten_aioe", "label": "AI occupational exposure", "score": -1.029855, "scale": "relative exposure score", "release": "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks" }, { "source": "felten_image_generation_aioe", "label": "Image generation occupational exposure", "score": -0.8825489, "scale": "relative exposure score", "release": "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks" }, { "source": "felten_language_modeling_aioe", "label": "Language modeling occupational exposure", "score": -1.052404, "scale": "relative exposure score", "release": "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks" } ], "aiOutlook": { "index": { "value": 13, "percentile": 9, "band": "Low", "version": "ai-exposure-index-v1", "components": [ { "percentile": 17, "source": "felten_aioe" }, { "percentile": 13, "source": "openai_gpts_are_gpts" }, { "percentile": 10, "source": "microsoft_working_with_ai" } ], "componentCount": 3 }, "exposure": [ { "source": "felten_aioe", "label": "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)", "value": -1.029855, "percentile": 17, "band": "Low", "note": "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss." }, { "source": "eloundou_gamma", "label": "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)", "value": 0.08695652173913043, "percentile": 13, "band": "Low", "note": "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank." }, { "source": "microsoft_applicability", "label": "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)", "value": 0.04956968925269976, "percentile": 10, "band": "Low", "note": "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement." } ], "freyHistorical": { "source": "frey", "label": "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)", "value": 0.97, "percentile": 94, "band": "High", "note": "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking." }, "teleworkable": false, "eloundou": { "alpha": 0.08695652173913043, "beta": 0.08695652173913043, "gamma": 0.08695652173913043 }, "usageTasks": [], "bls": { "growthPercent": -3.7, "growthPercentile": 15, "direction": "Declining", "annualOpeningsThousands": 0.4, "annualOpeningsPercentile": 6, "employment2024Thousands": 4.1, "employment2034Thousands": 3.9 }, "sources": [ { "source": "bls_employment_projections", "version": "2024-2034" }, { "source": "dingel_neiman", "version": "dingel-neiman-workathome" }, { "source": "felten_aioe", "version": "felten-raj-seamans-aioe" }, { "source": "frey_osborne", "version": "frey-osborne-automation" }, { "source": "microsoft_working_with_ai", "version": "working-with-ai" }, { "source": "openai_gpts_are_gpts", "version": "gpts-are-gpts" } ] }, "counts": { "tasks": 19, "skills": 38, "capabilities": 120, "tools": 8, "relatedRoles": 20 }, "source": { "dataset": "gold.onet_role_starter_surface", "version": "30.3", "generatedAt": "2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00", "contentHash": "5cf720db831fa766" } }