The Collar360

Chipper operator

Other names

wood chipper technician, chipper machine operator, chipper, wood chipper, chipper specialist, chipper technician, chipper machine technician, wood chipper operator, chipper machine specialist, wood chipper specialist

Wood, furniture and paper

They run machines that cut wood into small pieces, feeding wood in so it is shredded or crushed.

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    Run machines that cut wood into small pieces.

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    Feed wood into the chipper.

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    Watch the machine as it shreds or crushes wood.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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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

International classification

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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
conducteur de déchiqueteuse/conductrice de déchiqueteuse
español
operador de máquina astilladora/operadora de máquina astilladora
العربية
مشغل قاطعة الأشجار / مشغلة قاطعة الأشجار
português
Operador de trituradoras de madeira/Operadora de trituradoras de madeira
Deutsch
Hackschnitzelerzeuger/Hackschnitzelerzeugerin
italiano
operatore di cippatrice/operatrice di cippatrice

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