The Collar360

Mine surveying technician

Other names

mine technician, assistant mine surveyor, mine survey linesman, mine survey lineswoman, mine surveyors assistant, mine cartographer, surveyors assistant, mine investigator, assistant surveyor

Geology and surveying

They measure land and mine areas with survey tools, set out marks, and use computers to work out numbers and make maps.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWheremine sites, survey fieldsPaySign 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

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

  2. 2

    Search for section corners, property irons, or survey points.

  3. 3

    Calculate latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, or other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes or reference tables.

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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 miniers/technicienne de levés miniers
español
ingeniero técnico de minas/ingeniera técnica de minas
العربية
فني مسح المناجم
português
Técnico de topografia de minas/Técnica de topografia de minas
Deutsch
Vermessungstechniker Bergvermessung/Vermessungstechnikerin Bergvermessung
italiano
tecnico di topografia mineraria

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