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Airport maintenance technician

Other names

specialist in airport maintenance, airport maintenance technical officer, technician in airport maintenance, airport maintenance officer, maintenance technician at airports, airport maintenance specialist, maintenance specialist at airports

Mechanical, industrial and other engineering

They keep airport equipment working by checking it, testing it, finding faults, and fixing it with tools.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWhereairports, airport workshopsPaySign in to see
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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.

  2. 2

    Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

  3. 3

    Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
technicien de maintenance aéroportuaire/technicienne de maintenance aéroportuaire
español
técnico de mantenimiento de aeropuertos/técnica de mantenimiento de aeropuertos
العربية
فني صيانة المطار
português
Técnico de manutenção aeroportuária/Técnica de manutenção aeroportuária
Deutsch
Instandhaltungstechniker/Instandhaltungstechnikerin Flughafen
italiano
tecnico addetto alla manutenzione aeroportuale

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