The Collar360

Engraving machine operator

Other names

engraving drill operator, computer numerical controlled etching machine operator, computer numerical controlled metal engraving machine operator, CNC metal engraving machine operator, CNC etching machine operator, computer numerical controlled engraving machine operator, drill technician, CNC engraving operator, computer numerical controlled metal etching machine operator, CNC metal etching machine operator, engraving machine tender, metal engraving machine operator

Metalwork and welding

They set up and run machines that carve designs into metal, check the cuts, adjust the depth and speed, and keep the machines working.

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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

    Examine sketches, diagrams, samples, blueprints, or photographs to decide how designs are to be etched, cut, or engraved onto workpieces.

  2. 2

    Clean and polish engraved areas.

  3. 3

    Use computer software to design patterns for engraving.

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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.

Free to use with attribution

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
opérateur sur machine à graver/opératrice sur machine à graver
español
operador de máquina de grabado/operadora de máquina de grabado
العربية
مشغل آلة الحفر/ مشغلة آلة الحفر
português
Operador de máquina de gravar/Operadora de máquina de gravar
Deutsch
CNC-Graveur/CNC-Graveurin
italiano
operatore di macchine per incisione/operatrice di macchine per incisione

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