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Electrical transmission system operator

Other names

electricity transmission system worker, electric powerline system worker, electricity power line system worker, electricity transmission system technician

Electricity and power

They control the equipment that sends electric power from power plants through the grid to local stations, and act fast when lines fail.

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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

    Coordinate with engineers, planners, field personnel, or other utility workers to provide information such as clearances, switching orders, or distribution process changes.

  2. 2

    Respond to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and route current around affected areas.

  3. 3

    Control, monitor, or operate equipment that regulates or distributes electricity or steam, using data obtained from instruments or computers.

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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
conducteur/conductrice de systèmes de transmission d’électricité
español
operador de sistemas de transmisión eléctrica/operadora de sistemas de transmisión eléctrica
العربية
مشغل نظام النقل الكهربائي / مشغلة نظام النقل الكهربائي
português
Operador de sistema de transmissão de energia elétrica/Operadora de sistema de transmissão de energia elétrica
Deutsch
Steuerer Stromversorgung/Steuerin Stromversorgung
italiano
operatore di sistemi di trasmissione di energia elettrica/operatrice di sistemi di trasmissione di energia elettrica

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