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Cacao bean roaster

Other names

cocoa processor, cocoa roaster, bean roaster, cocoa bean processor

Cooking and street food

They run machines that roast, crack and grind cacao beans, and they watch the heat and check the beans.

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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.

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    Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.

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    Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.

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    Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.

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Sources

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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.

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.

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In other languages

français
préposé à la torréfaction des fèves de cacao/préposée à la torréfaction des fèves de cacao
español
torrefactor de granos de cacao/torrefactora de granos de cacao
العربية
عامل تحميص حبوب الكاكاو / عاملة تحميص حبوب الكاكاو
português
Operador de máquina de torrefação de cacau/Operadora de máquina de torrefação de cacau
Deutsch
Kakaobohnenröster/Kakaobohnenrösterin
italiano
addetto alla tostatura delle fave di cacao/addetta alla tostatura delle fave di cacao

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