Occupational Employment Statistics
51-6093 Upholsterers
Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
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Minnesota
| 170 | 46 | $22.50/hr | $16.02/hr | $17.34/hr | $21.56/hr | $27.27/hr | $30.07/hr |
| Manufacturing | 80 | $17.86/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Leisure and Hospitality | N/A | N/A |
| Other Services | 80 | $26.99/hr |
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Furniture Finishers
| 400 | $18.53/hr | 8.6% |
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Tile and Stone Setters
| 230 | $25.40/hr | 11.4% |
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
| 10,780 | $25.03/hr | 7.7% |
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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 2,190 | $20.61/hr | -8.6% |
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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 4,950 | $22.80/hr | -2.3% |
- 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.