Occupational Employment Statistics
51-6093 Upholsterers
Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
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Minnesota
| 120 | 34 | $24.35/hr | $17.08/hr | $18.69/hr | $23.51/hr | $29.80/hr | $34.45/hr |
| Manufacturing | 50 | $18.58/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 10 | $24.68/hr |
| Leisure and Hospitality | N/A | N/A |
| Other Services | 60 | $29.80/hr |
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Furniture Finishers
| 400 | $21.68/hr | 5.4% |
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Tile and Stone Setters
| 330 | $27.70/hr | 9.7% |
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
| 9,670 | $27.54/hr | 6.1% |
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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 2,280 | $24.85/hr | -5.6% |
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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 5,130 | $23.60/hr | -3.5% |
- Draw cutting lines on material following patterns, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencils, paint, or other methods.
- Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.
- Discuss upholstery fabrics, colors, and styles with customers, and provide cost estimates.
- Build furniture up with loose fiber stuffing, cotton, felt, or foam padding to form smooth, rounded surfaces.
- Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications.
- Stretch webbing and fabric, using webbing stretchers.
- Make, restore, or create custom upholstered furniture, using hand tools and knowledge of fabrics and upholstery methods.
- Interweave and fasten strips of webbing to the backs and undersides of furniture, using small hand tools and fasteners.
- Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs, and webbing to locate defects.
- Remove covering, webbing, padding, or defective springs from workpieces, using hand tools such as hammers and tack pullers.