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Make-up artist

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make up artist, theatre makeup artist, prosthetics and make up artist, prosthetics & make up artist, prosthetics builder, prosthetics maker, special effects & make up artist, special effects & make-up artist, prosthetics & make-up artist, prosthetics make up artist, special effects make up artist, make-up specialist

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Make-up artists assist and support artists before, during and after the performance and filming of movies or television programmes to ensure the make-up is in line with the artistic vision of the director and the artistic team.

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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.

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    Clean supplies such as makeup brushes.

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    Duplicate work precisely to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis.

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    Apply makeup to enhance or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies.

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Sources

Built from 6 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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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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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

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
maquilleur/maquilleuse
español
maquillador/maquilladora
العربية
فنان تجميل / فنانة تجميل
português
Caracterizador/Caracterizadora
Deutsch
Visagist/Visagistin
italiano
truccatore professionista/truccatrice professionista

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