The Collar360

Hardwood floor layer

Other names

timber floor layer, installer of harwood floors, parquet floor installer, wood floor layer, parquet floor layer, hardwood floor installer

Building trades

They put down wooden floors by cleaning the ground, cutting the wood to fit, and laying it straight in a pattern.

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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

    Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.

  2. 2

    Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.

  3. 3

    Lay out, position, and apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors, walls, and cabinets, following guidelines to keep courses straight and create designs.

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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.

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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
parqueteur/parqueteuse
español
entarimador/entarimadora
العربية
واضع الطبقات الأرضية الصلبة / واضعة الطبقات الأرضية الصلبة
português
Colocador de parquet/Colocadora de parquet
Deutsch
Parkettleger/Parkettlegerin
italiano
parchettista

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