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Drone operator

Other names

Official name: Drone pilot

RPAS operator, UAV operator, civil drone operator, unmanned aircraft pilot, remote piloted aircraft (RPA) pilot, unmanned aircraft systems operator, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) pilot

Aviation and airports

They fly small aircraft with no one inside from far away, and they use its cameras and sensors to measure distances.

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  1. 1

    Fly drones from the ground using remote controls.

  2. 2

    Steer the drone safely through the air.

  3. 3

    Switch on cameras fitted to the drone.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

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.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

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Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

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
pilote de drone
español
piloto de drones
العربية
قائد طائرة بدون طيار (درون)
português
piloto de drones
Deutsch
Drohnenführer/Drohnenführerin
italiano
pilota di droni

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