Also called: Leatherworker
Handcrafts saddles, boots, belts, and leather goods.
You cut thick leather, stitch a saddle tree cover by hand, and tool a floral design into the leather for a rodeo rider.
Custom saddle makers with waitlists earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Apprenticeship or craft school.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Leatherworking (craft school).
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Leather tools improve, but custom saddles and boots are handmade to fit a rider and horse.
Classes: Art, Agriculture or animal science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-6041.
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