The Collar360

Calibration technician

Other names

pyrometry instrument calibration technician, electrical and electronic equipment calibrator, calibrator of electrical and electronic equipment, instrumentation calibration technician, calibrations technician, instrument calibration technologist, technician in calibration of electrical and electronic equipment, electrical and electronic equipment calibration technician, calibrator, electronic instrument calibration technician, instrument and calibration technician, calibration technologist

Testing, inspection and quality

They test electrical and electronic equipment, compare its readings with known standards, and fix it so it measures correctly.

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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

    Maintain or repair measurement devices or equipment used for calibration testing.

  2. 2

    Verify part dimensions or clearances using precision measuring instruments to ensure conformance to specifications.

  3. 3

    Conduct calibration tests to determine performance or reliability of mechanical, structural, or electromechanical equipment.

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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
régleur-étalonneur en électricité et en électronique/régleuse-étalonneuse en électricité et en électronique
español
técnico de calibración/técnica de calibración
العربية
فني المعايرة
português
Técnico de calibração/Técnica de calibração
Deutsch
Kalibrierungstechniker/Kalibrierungstechnikerin
italiano
tecnico taratore elettrotecnico

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