Occupation Atlasmotor vehicle upholsterer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c9874f14-5474-43f6-b4a2-77a94f9abfb3
motor vehicle upholsterer
Motor vehicle upholsterers create manufacturing templates, manufacture and assemble interior components for cars, buses, trucks etc. They use power tools, hand tools and shop equipment to prepare and fasten materials. They also inspect incoming materials and prepare the vehicle interior for trim items.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.34
- I Investigative1.60
- E Enterprising1.45
- A Artistic1.43
- S Social1.06
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Automotive Body and Related Repairers (49-3021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (13)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- align components
- apply health and safety standards
- apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
- fasten components
- measure parts of manufactured products
- quality standards
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- troubleshoot
- upholstery tools
- use power tools
- use technical documentation
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (19)
- analyse the need for technical resources
- cut fabrics
- identify customer's needs
- inspect quality of products
- install automotive electrical equipment
- install car electronics
- install floor coverings
- install transport equipment lighting
- install transport vehicle interior components
- install wall coverings
- keep records of work progress
- manufacture fabric furnishings
- mechanics of motor vehicles
- perform upholstery repair
- provide customized upholstery
- sew pieces of fabric
- sew textile-based articles
- upholster transport equipment's interior pieces
- use manual sewing techniques
O*NET equivalents
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