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Barista / coffee shop worker

Other names

Official name: Barista

coffee shop worker, coffee maker, coffee bartender, specialised coffee bartender, specialised bartender

Restaurants, bars and cafés

They make coffee and other hot or cold drinks, take orders and payments, serve food, and clean the work and seating areas.

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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

    Clean or sanitise work areas, utensils, or equipment.

  2. 2

    Receive and process customer payments.

  3. 3

    Prepare or serve hot or cold beverages, such as coffee, espresso drinks, blended coffees, or teas.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

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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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
barista
español
barista
العربية
ساقي القهوة / ساقية القهوة
português
Cafeteiro/Cafeteira
Deutsch
Barista
italiano
barista

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