The Collar360

Electrical drafter

Other names

electrical draughter, electric draughtsperson, electrical draughtsperson, electrical drafting adviser, draughter in electrical systems, electrical design drafter, electrical systems draughter, electrical design draughter, electrical engineering drafter, electrical draughtsman, electrical drafting expert, electrical equipment engineering draughter

Architecture, planning and surveying

They use computer programs to draw plans for electrical systems, and they help engineers with the designs.

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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

    Draft detail and assembly drawings of design components, circuitry or printed circuit boards, using computer-assisted equipment or standard drafting techniques and devices.

  2. 2

    Draft working drawings, wiring diagrams, wiring connection specifications, or cross-sections of underground cables, as required for instructions to installation crew.

  3. 3

    Assemble documentation packages and produce drawing sets to be checked by an engineer or an architect.

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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.

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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
dessinateur en électricité/dessinatrice en électricité
español
técnico en diseño de sistemas eléctricos/técnica en diseño de sistemas eléctricos
العربية
رسام كهربائي / رسامة كهربائية
português
Projetista de equipamento elétrico
Deutsch
Elektrozeichner/Elektrozeichnerin
italiano
disegnatore elettrico/disegnatrice elettrica

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