The Collar360

Laser beam welder

Other names

repair fitter, maintenance technician, laser tube welder, laser repair welder, laser beam welding machine operator, laser beam machine operator, laser operations, laser beam machine technician, laser welding operator, LBW machine operator, laser tube welder apprentice, laser welder

Metalwork and welding

They set up and run machines that use a laser beam to join pieces of metal together, then check the finished work.

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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

    Read blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.

  2. 2

    Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.

  3. 3

    Record operational information on specified production reports.

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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.

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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
soudeur laser/soudeuse laser
español
operador de soldadura por haz láser/operadora de soldadura por haz láser
العربية
عامل اللحام بشعاع الليزر/ عاملة اللحام بشعاع الليزر
português
Soldador a laser/Soldadora a laser
Deutsch
Laserschweißer/Laserschweißerin
italiano
addetto alla saldatura laser/addetta alla saldatura laser

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