The Collar360

Jewellery repairer

Other names

jewelry repairer, jewerly repair technician, jewellery repair technician, jewellery hammersmith, adornment repairer

Mechanics and machine repair

They fix jewellery with small hand tools, by changing ring sizes, setting stones, mending broken parts, and cleaning and polishing.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWherejewellery shops, their own workshopPaySign in to see
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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

    Clean and polish metal items and jewellery pieces, using jewellers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.

  2. 2

    Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.

  3. 3

    Cut and file pieces of jewellery such as rings, brooches, bracelets, and lockets.

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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
réparateur de bijou/réparatrice de bijou
español
reparador de joyería/reparadora de joyería
العربية
مصلح المجوهرات / مصلحة المجوهرات
português
Reparador de joias/Reparadora de joias
Deutsch
Schmuckreparateur/Schmuckreparateurin
italiano
riparatore di gioielli/riparatrice di gioielli

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