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Cotton gin operator

Other names

cotton gin machine operator, cotton gin machinist, cotton gin machine tender

Clothing, textiles and leather

They run machines that take seeds out of cotton, press the cotton into bales, and keep the machines working well.

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  1. 1

    Run machines that separate cotton fibres from the seeds.

  2. 2

    Tend the bale press machines.

  3. 3

    Take the finished bales out of the gin.

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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

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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
opérateur de machine d’égrenage du coton/opératrice de machine d’égrenage du coton
español
operador de desmotadora de algodón/operadora de desmotadora de algodón
العربية
مشغل محلج القطن / مشغلة محلج القطن
português
Operador de descaroçadoras de algodão/Operadora de descaroçadoras de algodão
Deutsch
Egreniermaschinenbediener/Egreniermaschinenbedienerin
italiano
addetto alla ginnatura del cotone/addetta alla ginnatura del cotone

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