The Collar360

Driller

Other names

earth driller, assistant driller, drillers assistant

Miners and quarry work

They set up and run machines that drill holes in the ground for finding minerals, for blasting, and for building.

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  1. 1

    Set up drilling rigs and the tools that go with them.

  2. 2

    Run drilling rigs to make holes in the ground.

  3. 3

    Drill holes to search for minerals.

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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.

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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

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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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