The Collar360

Chemical tester

Other names

metal chemical tester, chemical quality control analyst, chemical element analyst

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They quickly test steel samples in a lab to check what is in them, so the melted metal can be fixed in time.

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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

    Conduct chemical or physical laboratory tests to assist scientists in making qualitative or quantitative analyses of solids, liquids, or gaseous materials.

  2. 2

    Maintain, clean, or sterilise laboratory instruments or equipment.

  3. 3

    Monitor product quality to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

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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.

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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
agent de laboratoire en métallurgie/agente de laboratoire en métallurgie
español
técnico de ensayos químicos/técnica de ensayos químicos
العربية
مختبِر كيميائي / مختبِرة كيميائية
português
Técnico especialista em ensaios químicos/Técnica especialista em ensaios químicos
Deutsch
Stoffprüfer Chemie/Stoffprüferin Chemie
italiano
analista metallografo/analista metallografa

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