Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials apply traditional techniques and patterns to produce woven fabrics, knitted, embroidered, woven and other garments and articles for household use, as well as traditional footwear, handbags, belts and other accessories.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- The majority of Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials earn a salary between $1,777 and $4,308 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials ranges from $1,777 to $2,862.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between $1,881 and $3,317 per month.
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Tasks and duties
- Spinning and dyeing with natural dyestuffs, wool, cotton and other fibers
- Lace-making and weaving, knitting, or embroidering various garments and articles for household use
- Preparing and dyeing hides with natural dyestuffs and making traditional footwear or handbags, belts and other accessories
- Spinning and winding yarn by hand
- Drawing warp threads into loom by hand
- Weaving plain or figured cloth, tapestry, lace, carpet or other fabrics on hand looms
- Making carpets by using a knotting technique
- Knitting garments and other articles on hand-operated machine or by hand
- Crocheting or making braid by hand
- Making nets by hand
- Grading and classifying natural textile fibers
- Washing wool fibers
- Cleaning and fluffing textile fibers
- Forming fibers into sliver, combing them, combining sliver into sliver laps or forming sliver into rove
