The Collar360

Carpet fitter

Other names

commercial carpet layer, carpet layer, commercial and industrial carpet fitter, commercial carpet fitter, industrial carpet fitter, domestic carpet fitter, industrial carpet layer, carpetlayer, industrial and commercial carpet layer, domestic carpet layer

Building trades

They measure and cut carpet, join the pieces, and fix it on floors so it lies flat.

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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

    Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.

  2. 2

    Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.

  3. 3

    Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
poseur de moquette/poseuse de moquette
español
enmoquetador/enmoquetadora
العربية
عامل تركيب السجاد / عامل تركيب السجاد
português
Colocador de alcatifas/Colocadora de alcatifas
Deutsch
Teppichbodenleger/Teppichbodenlegerin
italiano
moquettista

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