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Freight transport dispatcher

Other names

dispatching officer, air freight dispatcher, freight logistics dispatcher, freight dispatching operator, freight dispatcher, freight transportation dispatcher, freight dispatching officer, dispatcher of freight, dispatcher

Logistics, warehouses and delivery

They send workers and vehicles to the right places, plan routes, keep records, and pass on messages by phone or radio.

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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

    Schedule or dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones.

  2. 2

    Prepare daily work and run schedules.

  3. 3

    Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or requests for service or equipment.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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
dispatcheur transport de marchandises/dispatcheuse transport de marchandises
español
despachador de transporte aéreo/despachadora de transporte aéreo
العربية
مرسل شحن البضائع / مرسلة شحن البضائع
português
Controlador de transportes de mercadorias/Controladora de transportes de mercadorias
Deutsch
Frachtdisponent/Frachtdisponentin
italiano
responsabile della logistica commerciale

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