Job Description:

• 1) Fabricates boots and shoes for deformed feet according to prescription and patient's measurements: Studies prescription to determine degree of deformity and type of correction to be built into shoe.

• 2) Measures foot, using calipers, tape measure, rule, and other measuring devices and instruments, and applying knowledge of foot anatomy and orthopedic shoe-making techniques.

• 3) Discusses boot and shoe styles available with customer to determine customer's desires.

• 4) Makes plaster cast of foot when exact measurements are required.

• 5) Designs paper patterns for shoe parts and cuts out leather from pattern, using knives.

• 6) Marks and punches out eyelets, and inserts and clinches metal rings in holes, using eyelet riveter.

• 7) Tacks insole on last and draws upper over last with pliers, tacking upper in place.

• 8) Inserts foam cushioning or arch support material, such as steel, leather, or cork, under insole to support or cushion foot.

• 9) Sews sole and upper together, using sewing machine.

• 10) Glues cork, leather, wood, or rubber material to build up extension of outer sole to specified height.

• 11) Buffs surface of sole and curves sole upward to provide stable walking surface.

• 12) May fabricate arch supports which can be inserted in regular shoes.