The Collar360

Electron beam welder

Other names

welder fabricator, arc welder, construction welder, combination welder, welder-fitter, electric arc welder, flash welder, fitter-welder, butt welder, welder-fabricator, sheet metal welder, sheet-metal welder

Metalwork and welding

They set up and watch machines that join pieces of metal together with a beam that makes heat.

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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

    Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.

  2. 2

    Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.

  3. 3

    Record operational information on specified production reports.

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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
soudeur par bombardement d’électrons/soudeuse par bombardement d’électrons
español
operador de soldadura de haz de electrones/operadora de soldadura de haz de electrones
العربية
عامل اللحام بالحزمة السلبية / عاملة اللحام بالحزمة السلبية
português
Soldador por feixe de eletrões/Soldadora por feixe de eletrões
Deutsch
Elektronenstrahlschweißer/Elektronenstrahlschweißerin
italiano
addetto alla saldatura a fascio di elettroni/addetta alla saldatura a fascio di elettroni

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