The Collar360

Glass-blower

Other names

decorative glass artist, scientific glass maker, glassblower, glass designer and blower, glass designer & maker, glass blower, glass designer & blower, glass designer and maker, glass designer

Building materials and glass

They heat glass until it is soft, then blow and shape it into things like windows, mirrors and laboratory glass.

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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

    Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.

  2. 2

    Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.

  3. 3

    Blow tubing into specified shapes to prevent glass from collapsing, using compressed air or own breath, or blow and rotate gathers in moulds or on boards to obtain final shapes.

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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
souffleur de verre/souffleuse de verre
español
soplador de vidrio/sopladora de vidrio
العربية
نافخ الزجاج / نافخة الزجاج
português
Soprador de vidro/Sopradora de vidro
Deutsch
Glasbläser/Glasbläserin
italiano
soffiatore del vetro/soffiatrice del vetro

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