室内装潢商

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.

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Completion of college or other specialized courses or an apprenticeship program in furniture upholstering and repair or Several years of on-the-job training, including working as an upholsterer helper are usually required.

Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Quebec.

Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors (See 94210 Furniture and fixture assemblers, finishers, refinishers and inspectors)

Upholsterers supervisor (See 62029 Other services supervisors)

Upholstery marker and cutter (See 95105 Labourers in textile processing and cutting)