A professional who inspects and sorts processed material, such as hides, skins, or leather. Respnsibilities include:

• Examines material for defects, such as brand marks, cuts, and scars, and trims defects from material, using shears.
• Verifies thickness of material, using gauge.
• Sorts material according to qualities, such as color, size, and thickness.
• Returns defective material for reprocessing.
• May be designated according to material sorted as blue-leather sorter; patent-leather sorter; russet-leather sorter.