The Collar360

Furniture upholsterer

Other names

chair maker, craftswoman upholster, seat builder, mattress builder, chair builder, chairmaker, seat maker, heritage upholsterer, commercial upholster, soft furnishing maker, craftsman upholster, craft upholster

Clothing, textiles and leather

They fix soft padding, springs and cloth covers onto chairs and sofas, and they take out old broken parts.

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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

    Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.

  2. 2

    Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications.

  3. 3

    Build furniture up with loose fibre stuffing, cotton, felt, or foam padding to form smooth, rounded surfaces.

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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
tapissier d’ameublement/tapissière d’ameublement
español
tapicero de muebles/tapicera de muebles
العربية
عامل تنجيد الأثاث / عاملة تنجيد الأثاث
português
Estofador de mobiliário/Estofadora de mobiliário
Deutsch
Möbelpolsterer/Möbelpolsterin
italiano
tappezziere per mobili/tappezziera per mobili

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