The Collar360

Furniture finisher

Other names

furniture polisher, wooden furniture sander, wooden furniture stainer, wooden furniture varnisher, furniture machine finisher, wood furniture sprayer, furniture finishing operative, furniture finishing technician, furniture sprayer, wooden furniture painter, furniture stainer, furniture painter

Wood, furniture and paper

They sand, clean and polish wooden furniture, fix cracks, and put paint, stain or other coatings on it.

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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

    Brush, spray, or hand-rub finishing ingredients, such as paint, oil, stain, or wax, onto and into wood grain and apply lacquer or other sealers.

  2. 2

    Fill and smooth cracks or depressions, remove marks and imperfections, and repair broken parts, using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, or screws.

  3. 3

    Smooth, shape, and touch up surfaces to prepare them for finishing, using sandpaper, pumice stones, steel wool, chisels, sanders, or grinders.

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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
finisseur de meubles/finisseuse de meubles
español
operario de acabado de muebles/operaria de acabado de muebles
العربية
عامل تشطيب الأثاث / عاملة تشطيب الأثاث
português
Polidor de mobiliário/Polidora de mobiliário
Deutsch
Oberflächenbearbeiter/Oberflächenbearbeiterin
italiano
finitore di mobili/finitrice di mobili

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