[TheForge] Somewhat OT question...

[Charle B Vincent]

I have known a few upholsters over the years.   Not everything is 
brought into the shop.   You end up making visits and picking most of it 
up as I recall.  Guess it is diffferent if you are an auto 
upholsterer.    Here is a site that lists average salary for profession:

http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layouthtmls/swzl_compresult_national_SC16000090.html

Here is a national association:

http://www.uana.com/services.htm

And here is a site that give a lot of details..........for New Zealand.

http://www.kiwicareers.govt.nz/jobs/16b_tex/j48611x.htm

Charles

Paul Sperbeck wrote:

>Hi Andy and all...
>I don't know much about upholstering, but one aspect seems kind of sweet...
>instead of going to work people will bring the work to you. As with any
>trade or craft, those that want the work done are more likely able to afford
>to pay you and most likely to be unable to do it them selves.
>If you try it and turn out to be good at the custom car interiors that I see
>on shows like 'OVERHAULIN' and the like look like they fetch a good buck.
>>From programming threads to threading threads...
>Good luck.
>
>Paul C. Sperbeck
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