The Collar360

Locksmith

Other names

key and lock specialist, key maker, key and lock expert, key and lock installer

Metalwork and welding

They fit and fix locks, cut keys, and open locked doors and safes when people cannot get in.

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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 new or duplicate keys, using impressions or code key machines.

  2. 2

    Insert new or repaired tumblers into locks to change combinations.

  3. 3

    Move picklocks in cylinders to open door locks without keys.

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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
serrurier/serrurière
español
cerrajero/cerrajera
العربية
صانع الأقفال / صانعة الأقفال
português
Serralheiro/Serralheira
Deutsch
Schloss- und Schlüsselmacher/Schloss- und Schlüsselmacherin
italiano
serraturiere/serraturiera

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