Also called: Handbag Restorer, Leather Repair Technician
Repairs and restores luxury handbags, leather jackets, and luggage.
A handbag restorer re-dyes a scuffed designer bag, replaces worn straps, fixes zippers, and matches the stitching so the repair is invisible.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 2 years after high school. Learned through apprenticeship or leatherworking training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Self-taught. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Leatherworking.
Growing about average. Growing with luxury resale.
Low risk for 10 years. Restoring luxury bags and jackets is careful hand craft; demand grows with resale markets.
Classes: Art, Shop CTE, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-6041.
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