Job description Furniture Upholsterer in the Notre Dame-Central-Bonavista Bay Region

Find out what work is like for a furniture upholsterer in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Upholsterers (NOC 63221).

Upholsterers

Description

Upholsterers cover furniture, fixtures and similar items with fabric, leather or other upholstery materials. They are employed by furniture, aircraft, motor vehicle and other manufacturing companies, furniture retail outlets and repair shops or they may be self-employed.

Work week duration

Upholsterers usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Upholsterers have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Discuss upholstery fabric, colour, and style with customers and provide cost estimate for upholstering furniture or other items
  • Lay out, measure and cut upholstery materials according to sketches or design specifications
  • Replace worn-out webbing, springs and other furniture parts using hand and power tools
  • Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery materials by hand to seam cushions and join sections of covering materials
  • Install padding and underlays and fasten covering materials to furniture frames
  • Tack, glue or sew ornamental trim, braids or buttons on upholstered items
  • Lay out, cut, fabricate and install upholstery in aircrafts, motor vehicles, railway cars, boats and ships
  • May repair furniture frames and refinish wood surfaces
  • May make upholstery patterns from sketches, customer descriptions or blueprints
  • May install, fabricate, maintain and repair interior components of aircraft, such as seats, coverings, drapes, cargo nets, flooring, closets, bins and panels.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Handling material manually
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Walking and running

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Upholsterers are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Furniture, aircraft, motor vehicle and other manufacturing companies
  • Furniture retail outlets
  • Self-employment
  • Furniture repair shops

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Skin injury
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Sound and noise

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 63221), and a list of similar occupations:

  • automobile upholsterer
  • custom upholsterer
  • furniture upholsterer
  • upholsterer
  • upholstery repairer

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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