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Civil engineering worker

Other names

construction worker, civil engineering company worker, civils ground worker, site worker, civils groundworker, groundworker, civils worker, civils operative, civil engineering contract worker, ground worker, building worker

Civil engineering, roads and bridges

They clean and prepare building sites for roads, railways and dams, run power tools, fix machines, and measure and mark the ground.

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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

    Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.

  2. 2

    Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.

  3. 3

    Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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
ouvrier génie civil/ouvrière génie civil
español
obrero de construcción civil/obrera de construcción civil
العربية
عامل الهندسة المدنية / عاملة الهندسة المدنية
português
Operário da construção civil/Operária da construção civil
Deutsch
Tiefbauhelfer/Tiefbauhelferin
italiano
manovale edile

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