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Key facts
This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +2.5% (BLS).
The job
Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers (ISCO 7535). Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers trim, scrape, clean, tan, buff and dye animal hides, pelts or skins to produce leather stock and finished furs for making garments and other products.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
8 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- grader
- leather grader
- leather inspector
- leather parts matcher
- leather seconds inspector-grader
- leather sorter
- leather sorters
- leather sorting supervisor
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.