The Collar360

Oil rig motorhand

Other names

rig driller, rig maintenance technicians, oil field driller, drilling equipment technician, oil rig operator, oil rig technician, drilling equipment operator

Oil and gas

They take care of the engines that power the drilling machines and check that the other rig machines work well.

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    Take care of the engines that power the drilling equipment.

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    Make sure the engines work well.

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    Check that all other rig equipment runs correctly.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

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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

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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
motoriste en installation de forage
español
motorista de brigada de perforación
العربية
عامل محركات معدات الحفر / عاملة محركات معدات الحفر
português
Operador de motores de equipamento de perfuração/Operadora de motores de equipamento de perfuração
Deutsch
Maschinenführer auf Ölbohrinseln/Maschinenführerin auf Ölbohrinseln
italiano
motorista

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