Where these jobs are in Australia
| VIC | NSW | QLD | SA | WA | TAS | NT | ACT |
| 29.6% | 29.0% | 19.8% | 7.3% | 10.4% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
Source from: https://labourmarketinsights.gov.au/occupation-profile/upholsterers?occupationCode=3933
Job Summary of this Unit Group:
Upholsterers make, rebuild and repair upholstered articles such as chairs, sofas, beds and mattresses.
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In New Zealand:
- NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
Whether the Education can be substituted with experience:
- Yes, at least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification.
- In some instances, relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Detailed Tasks:
- conferring with clients to determine materials and cost of furniture items to be made or repaired
- making and repairing wooden frames, and removing and replacing defective springs
- removing coverings, webbing and padding from old furniture
- securing material, padding, springs and webbing to articles to be upholstered
- measuring and cutting materials and covering furniture
- seaming cushions and joining sections of covering material
- attaching ornamental trims, braids and buttons
- padding and covering spring units to upholster mattresses
- may finish wooden surfaces on furniture
- may remove stains from fabric
391111 Hairdresser ANZSCO
Makes, rebuilds and repairs upholstered articles such as chairs, sofas, beds and mattresses.
Skill Level: 3
Skilled Occupations List: Short Term
Specialisations:
- Furniture Upholsterer
- Mattress Maker
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