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Forklift operator

Other names

warehouse forklift operator, order picker driver, warehouse forklift driver, operator of forklift trucks, forklift truck operator, forklift driver, warehouse material handler

Logistics, warehouses and delivery

They drive forklifts to move, stack and count goods in a store, fill orders, and check that other orders are right.

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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

    Move levers or controls that operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, or stack material.

  2. 2

    Move controls to drive petrol- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.

  3. 3

    Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.

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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.

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In other languages

français
cariste
español
operador de carretilla elevadora/operadora de carretilla elevadora
العربية
مشغل شاحنة رافعة / مشغلة شاحنة رافعة
português
Operador de empilhadores/Operadora de empilhadores
Deutsch
Gabelstaplerfahrer/Gabelstaplerfahrerin
italiano
operatore di carrelli elevatori a forcella/operatrice di carrelli elevatori a forcella

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