Crafts
Textile and leather craftworker
Key facts
This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −13.7% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".
The job
Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials (ISCO 7318). Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials apply traditional techniques and patterns to produce woven fabrics, knitted, embroidered, woven and other garments and articles for household use, as well as traditional footwear, handbags, belts and other accessories.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
52 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- bespoke leather craftsman
- bespoke leather craftswoman
- carpet handicraft worker
- carpet maker
- carpet weaver
- carpet weavers
- carpet worker
- carpet-tufting machine operator
- carpet-weaving machine operator
- cloth weaver
- drift net maker
- fabric weaver
- fisheries net maker
- fishing net maker
- hand carpet maker
- hand knitter
- handemade carpet worker
- handicraft worker, carpets
- knit designer
- knitter
- knitting and crochet designer
- knitting artist
- knitting pattern designer
- lacemaker
- leather accessories artisanal worker
- leather articles artisanal worker
- leather artisan
- leather craft worker
- leather craftsman
- leather craftswoman
- leather goods artisanal worker
- leather repair worker
- leatherwear artisanal worker
- loom operator
- luxury leather artisan
- maker of fishing nets
- manufacturing weaver
- needle loom operator
- needle loom weaver
- rug maker
- rug weaver
- textile weaver
- traditional carpet maker
- traditional carpet worker
- traditional knitter
- warp knitter
- weaver
- weaving foreman
- weaving forewoman
- weaving inspector
- weaving machine operator
- weaving machinist
What next?
Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.
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- ChangingProduct and fashion designer
Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.
Gauges
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
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.