Glove maker
Also known as: sports glove manufacturer, glove manufacturer, glove manufacturers, industrial leather gloves manufacturer
About this occupation
Glove makers design and manufacture technical, sport or fashion gloves.
Essential skills and knowledge
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- apparel manufacturing technology
- sew pieces of fabric
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Sewers, Hand (O*NET 51-6051.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
- Select thread, twine, cord, or yarn to be used, and thread needles.
- Measure and align parts, fasteners, or trimmings, following seams, edges, or markings on parts.
- Trim excess threads or edges of parts, using scissors or knives.
- Sew, join, reinforce, or finish parts of articles, such as garments, books, mattresses, toys, and wigs, using needles and thread or other materials.
- Use different sewing techniques such as felling, tacking, basting, embroidery, and fagoting.
- Fit garments on clients, altering as needed.
- Typical education (US)
- Less than a High School Diploma
- Preparation
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Interests
- Realistic, Conventional, Artistic
Top skills: Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving
US median pay: US$36,480 a year (2025), 2,190 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- Business Studies or EntrepreneurshipO*NET: Administration and ManagementImportant (3.0)
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Preparation needed
Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- Less than a High School Diploma
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- Training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Related occupations
Occupations O*NET links to this one by similar work, skills and knowledge.
- Sewing Machine Operators
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
- Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
- Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials
- Upholsterers
- Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
- Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.