Prepare footwear samples

Description

Create, test and verify prototypes or samples of footwear against a predefined set of criteria throughout all stages of the manufacturing process. Revise the initial design concepts and implement technical improvements.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 6 occupations
  • Optional in 5 occupations
  • Total: 11 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)

Essential for

  • Bespoke footwear technician
    Bespoke footwear technicians perform activities in small production environments (e.g. workshops) where footwear is typically custom-made. They design, prepare, cut and sew, assemb…
  • Footwear product developer
    Footwear product developers provide interface between design and production. They engineer the footwear prototypes previously created by designers. They select, design or re-design…
  • Footwear production machine operator
    Footwear production machine operators tend specific machines in the industrial production of footwear. They operate machinery for lasting, cutting, closing, and finishing footwear …
  • Footwear production technician
    Footwear production technicians perform a wide range of activities regarding footwear manufacturing. They are involved in all process phases, including product engineering and diff…
  • Footwear production manager
    Footwear production managers plan, distribute, and coordinate all necessary activities of the different footwear manufacturing phases ensuring the adherence to quality standards an…
  • Footwear product development manager
    Footwear product development managers coordinate the footwear design and the product and collection development process in order to comply with design specifications, deadlines, st…

Optional for

  • Footwear designer
    Footwear designers perform fashion trends analysis, forecasting, and market research, create footwear concepts, and build collection lines by operating mood or concept boards, colo…
  • Orthopaedic footwear technician
    Orthopaedic footwear technicians design footwear and make patterns, using manufacturing technology. They compensate and accommodate foot and ankle fitting problems, design and manu…
  • Footwear patternmaker
    Footwear patternmakers design and cut patterns for all kinds of footwear using a variety of hand and simple machine tools. They check various nesting variants and perform material …
  • Footwear assembly supervisor
    Footwear assembly supervisors check and coordinate activities of operators in the lasting room. They are in charge of coordinating lasting room activity with the previous and foll…
  • Footwear production supervisor
    Footwear production supervisors monitor and coordinate day-to-day production activities of a footwear manufacturing plant. They oversee quality control to ensure that the end produ…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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