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Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing: NAICS 316

About the Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing subsector

The leather and allied product manufacturing subsector is part of the manufacturing sector.

Establishments in the Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing subsector transform hides into leather by tanning or curing and fabricating the leather into products for final consumption. It also includes the manufacture of similar products from other materials, including products (except apparel) made from "leather substitutes," such as rubber, plastics, or textiles. Rubber footwear, textile luggage, and plastics purses or wallets are examples of "leather substitute" products included in this group. The products made from leather substitutes are included in this subsector because they are made in similar ways leather products are made (e.g., luggage). They are made in the same establishments, so it is not practical to separate them.

North American Industry Classification System

The leather and allied product manufacturing subsector consists of these industry groups:

Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing: NAICS 3161
Footwear Manufacturing: NAICS 3162
Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing: NAICS 3169

Workforce Statistics

This section presents an overview of the leather and allied product manufacturing industry, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment by Occupation


Data series	Employment, 2024
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	1,100
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	410
Sewing machine operators	1,880
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	5,710
Team assemblers	2,300

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for leather and allied product manufacturing.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Wages

This section presents data on recent hourly and annual wages for occupations commonly found in beverage and tobbaco product manufacturing.

Wages by Occupation


Data series	Wages, 2024
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	25.24	27.16	52,500	56,490
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	15.25	16.70	31,720	34,730
Sewing machine operators	15.70	16.10	32,650	33,490
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	16.90	16.80	35,160	34,940
Team assemblers	17.35	17.34	36,090	36,070

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Work-related Injuries and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in leather and allied product manufacturing. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition. Information on fatal work-related injuries can be found at www.bls.gov/iif.


Data series	2023
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.4
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.1
Cases involving days away from work	0.9
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.2
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction. The import price index reflects the percentage change in prices paid to foreign producers for their goods and services within the U.S.


Data series	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025
Producer price index	(p)207.188	(p)207.829	(p)207.573	(p)204.534
Percent change from previous month	(p)0.1%	(p)0.3%	(p)-0.1%	(p)-1.5%
Import index
Percent change from previous month
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes, International Price Program)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in leather and allied product manufacturing. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments


Data series	1st quarter 2024	2nd quarter 2024	3rd quarter 2024	4th quarter 2024
Number of establishments
Private industry	(p)1,533	(p)1,549	(p)1,576	(p)1,574
Local government
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked. Growth in unit labor costs represent the annual change in the labor cost of producing one unit of output.


Data series	2021	2022	2023	2024
Labor productivity, output per hour	15.2	-2.9	-1.4	2.1
Hours worked	-2.1	1.2	1.8	-4.2
Output	12.8	-1.8	0.3	-2.1
Unit labor costs	-3.8	2.8	1.8	0.1

(Source: Productivity)

Data extracted on: July 03, 2025