Upholsterers

Upholsterers

NOC
63221

cover furniture, fixtures and similar items with fabric, leather or other upholstery materials.

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3-Year Outlook

Undetermined
Undetermined

3-Year Job Openings

11
 

Median Hourly Wage

N/A

Average Salary

$24,000
 

Typically Required

High school / on-the-job training

Employed

25
 
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Job details

Full NOC Description

Upholsterers cover furniture, fixtures and similar items with fabric, leather or other upholstery materials. They are employed by furniture, aircraft, motor vehicle and other manufacturing companies, furniture retail outlets and repair shops or they may be self-employed.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:
  • Discuss upholstery fabric, colour, and style with customers and provide cost estimate for upholstering furniture or other items
  • Lay out, measure and cut upholstery materials according to sketches or design specifications
  • Replace worn-out webbing, springs and other furniture parts using hand and power tools
  • Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery materials by hand to seam cushions and join sections of covering materials
  • Install padding and underlays and fasten covering materials to furniture frames
  • Tack, glue or sew ornamental trim, braids or buttons on upholstered items
  • Lay out, cut, fabricate and install upholstery in aircrafts, motor vehicles, railway cars, boats and ships
  • May repair furniture frames and refinish wood surfaces
  • May make upholstery patterns from sketches, customer descriptions or blueprints
  • May install, fabricate, maintain and repair interior components of aircraft, such as seats, coverings, drapes, cargo nets, flooring, closets, bins and panels.

    • Also Known As

    • automobile upholsterer
    • custom upholsterer
    • furniture upholsterer
    • upholsterer
    • upholstery repairer
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    Requirements

    Employment Requirements

    Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of college or other specialized courses or an apprenticeship program in furniture upholstering and repair or Several years of on-the-job training, including working as an upholsterer helper are usually required.
  • Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec.

    • Provincial Regulation

    Not Provincially Regulated

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    Employment by Sex

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    Employment by age

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    Employment by highest level of education

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    College or University Below Bachelor Level
    0.0%
    University - Bachelor Level or Above
    Employment by Industry

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    71.4%
    Other services (except public administration)
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    28.6%
    All Other Industries
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    Employment by Economic Regions

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    Economic Regions

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    Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

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    Economic Regions

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    Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

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    Salary

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    New Brunswick

    $24,000

    Newfoundland

    N/A

    Prince Edward Island

    N/A

    Nova Scotia

    $32,000

    Canada

    $43,360
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    Employment Outlook

    The following represents the number of job openings that are expected to occur in this occupation over the next three and ten years respectively, broken down by openings expected to result from growth (“new jobs”) and openings expected to result from attrition (death and retirements).

    Three Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 3-Year

    11
     

    New Jobs: 3-Year

    3
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 3-Year

    8
     

    Ten Year Outlook

    Total Openings: 10-Year

    21
     

    New Jobs: 10-Year

    3
     

    Retirements/Deaths: 10-Year

    17
     
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