Also called: Sneaker Customizer, Sneaker Cleaner
Cleans, repairs, repaints, and customizes sneakers, often rare and expensive pairs.
A sneaker restorer deep-cleans a pair of vintage Jordans, repaints faded midsoles, and hand-paints custom designs for a client's prom.
Estimate; mostly self-employed.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Self-taught; a strong social media portfolio helps.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Fine Arts, Fashion Design.
Growing about average. Growing with sneaker culture.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can mock up custom designs, but cleaning, repainting and repairing pricey sneakers stays hand work.
Age 14+. One way to start: Clean and repaint a pair with cleaner and Angelus paints, post photos, then take paid orders
Classes: Art, Business, Digital media.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-6041.
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