The Collar360

Handyperson

Other names

handywoman, building handyperson, building handyman, building maintainer, building supervisor, building maintenance technician, building superintendent, building handywoman, handyman

Home and domestic work

They fix and look after buildings and grounds, mending fences, gates, roofs, pipes and wiring, and putting furniture together.

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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

    Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.

  2. 2

    Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

  3. 3

    Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.

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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
homme à tout faire/femme à tout faire
español
mantenedor/mantenedora
العربية
الشخص البارع
português
zelador/zeladora
Deutsch
Gelegenheitsarbeiter/Gelegenheitsarbeiterin
italiano
tuttofare

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