tanner

Tanners program and use tannery drums. They perform the work according to the work instructions, verify the physical and chemical characteristics of the hide, skin, or leather and of the liquid floats, e.g. pH, temperature, chemicals concentration, during the process. They use the drum for washing the hide or skin, removing the hair (not in the case of hides and skins tanned with the hair or wool on), bating, tanning, retanning, dyeing and milling.

The most in-demand skills for this role include physico-chemical properties of hides and skins, leather chemistry, adapt to changing situations, use communication techniques, apply colouring recipes, prepare colour mixtures. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives tanner a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.