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Hydrographic surveying technician

Other names

hydrographic survey technologist, mapping technician, oceanographic scientist, marine surveying technician, oceanographic surveyor

Architecture, planning and surveying

Hydrographic surveying technicians perform oceanographic and surveying operations in marine environments.

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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

    Set out and recover stakes, marks, or other monumentation.

  2. 2

    Adjust and operate surveying instruments such as prisms, theodolites, electronic distance measuring equipment, or electronic data collectors.

  3. 3

    Collect information needed to carry out new surveys, using source maps, previous survey data, photographs, computer records, or other relevant information.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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
technicien de levés hydrographiques/technicienne de levés hydrographiques
español
técnico en estudios hidrográficos/técnica en estudios hidrográficos
العربية
فني المسح الهيدروغرافي
português
Técnico em hidrografia/Técnica em hidrografia
Deutsch
Seevermessungstechniker/Seevermessungstechnikerin
italiano
tecnico idrografo

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