DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northeast Minnesota	30	15	$13.04/hr	$0.96/hr	$8.53/hr	$11.96/hr	$13.28/hr	$14.52/hr	$17.24/hr
Minnesota	470	137	$16.98/hr	$0.82/hr	$12.11/hr	$13.11/hr	$14.78/hr	$20.35/hr	$23.64/hr
U S	27,840	919	$15.46/hr	$0.15/hr	$9.45/hr	$11.41/hr	$14.58/hr	$18.14/hr	$23.13/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Upholsterers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 260 $18.93/hr 11.3% Central Minnesota 40 $14.50/hr 20.8% Northeast Minnesota 30 $13.28/hr 14.0% Northwest Minnesota 20 $17.00/hr 23.4% Southeast Minnesota N/A $13.48/hr 5.7%

• Measures and cuts new covering material, using pattern and measuring and cutting instruments.
• Adjusts or replaces webbing, padding, and springs and secures them in place.
• Sews rips or tears in material, or creates tufting, using needle and thread.
• Draws cutting lines on material following pattern, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencil, paint, or other method.
• Reads order and applies knowledge and experience with materials to determine type and amount of material required to cover workpiece.
• Refinishes wood surfaces on upholstered or reupholstered furniture.
• Maintains records of time required to perform each job.
• Designs upholstery cover patterns.
• Drills or punches holes in material.
• Stacks, aligns, and smoothes material on cutting table.
• Repairs frame of workpiece.
• Removes covering, webbing, padding, and defective springs from workpiece, using hand tools.
• Examines upholstery to locate defects.
• Attaches fasteners, grommets, buckles, ornamental trim, and other accessories to cover or frame, using hand tools.
• Attaches binding or applies solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling.
• Fits, installs, and secures material on workpiece, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.
• Operates sewing machine to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material.