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Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers Salary in IN

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers in IN have a median annual salary of $36,810, with 80 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $29,420 at the 10th percentile to $74,940 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$36,810

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$17.70

Employment

80

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$29,420
10th
$30,300
25th
$36,810
Median
$48,050
75th
$74,940
90th

Local compared with national

IN

$36,810

Median annual · 2025

United States

$37,800

Median annual · 2025

The IN median is 2.6% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $990).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.9
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Service OrientationImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 2.8
  12. 12.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Bookkeeping software
  • Financial accounting software
  • Inventory tracking software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Sale processing software

Common tasks

  • Dye, soak, polish, paint, stamp, stitch, stain, buff, or engrave leather or other materials to obtain desired effects, decorations, or shapes.
  • Cut out parts, following patterns or outlines, using knives, shears, scissors, or machine presses.
  • Construct, decorate, or repair leather products according to specifications, using sewing machines, needles and thread, leather lacing, glue, clamps, hand tools, or rivets.
  • Repair and recondition leather products such as trunks, luggage, shoes, saddles, belts, purses, and baseball gloves.
  • Align and stitch or glue materials such as fabric, fleece, leather, or wood, to join parts.
  • Inspect articles for defects, and remove damaged or worn parts, using hand tools.
  • Drill or punch holes and insert or attach metal rings, handles, and fastening hardware, such as buckles.
  • Prepare inserts, heel pads, and lifts from casts of customers' feet.
  • Dress and otherwise finish boots or shoes, as by trimming the edges of new soles and heels to the shoe shape.
  • Attach insoles to shoe lasts, affix shoe uppers, and apply heels and outsoles.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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