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Drainage worker

Other names

drainage groundworker, drainage pipe layer, deep drainage operative, pipelayer, drainage installer, drainage operative, drainage system installer, deep drainage worker, groundwater drainage worker, groundwater drainage operative

Civil engineering, roads and bridges

They dig trenches and lay pipes under the ground to take away water, then cover and join the pipes.

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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

    Grade or level trench bases, using tamping machines or hand tools.

  2. 2

    Dig trenches to desired or required depths, by hand or using trenching tools.

  3. 3

    Cut pipes to required lengths.

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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.

Free to use with attribution

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
tuyauteur/tuyauteuse
español
operador de sistemas de drenaje y alcantarillado/operadora de sistemas de drenaje y alcantarillado
العربية
عامل الصرف / عاملة الصرف
português
Operário de serviços de drenagem/Operária de serviços de drenagem
Deutsch
Drainagearbeiter/Drainagearbeiterin
italiano
tubista

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