The Collar360

Cartoonist / illustrator

Other names

Official name: Cartoonist

satirical cartoonist, caricaturist, strip cartoonist, political cartoonist, comic artist, topical cartoonist, pocket cartoonist

Visual arts and crafts

They draw people and events in a funny way, make features look bigger than real, and meet clients to plan their drawings.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWherenewspaper and media offices, their own studioPaySign 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

    Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.

  2. 2

    Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, colour, and perspective, to produce desired effects, such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods.

  3. 3

    Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.

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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
dessinateur de presse/dessinatrice de presse
español
dibujante de viñetas
العربية
رسام الكاريكاتير / رسامة الكاريكاتير
português
Caricaturista
Deutsch
Karikaturist/Karikaturistin
italiano
cartoonist

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