The Collar360

Cemetery attendant

Other names

burial site attendant, burial site worker, burial ground worker, cemetery worker, cemetery labourer, graveyard attendant, churchyard attendant, undertaker's helper, burial grounds custodian, burial ground attendant, graves digger, graveyard worker

Funerals

They keep the cemetery grounds in good order, get graves ready before funerals, keep correct burial records, and give advice.

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  1. 1

    Keep the cemetery grounds in good condition.

  2. 2

    Get graves ready for burial before funerals.

  3. 3

    Keep correct records of burials.

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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.

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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

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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
fossoyeur/fossoyeuse
español
trabajador de cementerio/trabajadora de cementerio
العربية
خادم المقابر / خادمة المقابر
português
Auxiliar de cemitério
Deutsch
Friedhofsarbeiter/Friedhofsarbeiterin
italiano
operatore cimiteriale/operatrice cimiteriale

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