The Collar360

Oilseed presser

Other names

oil press operator, oil presser, oil production worker, oil production operator

Food factories and processing

They run presses that squeeze oil out of seeds, watch the machines, fix jams, and write down how much is made.

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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

    Adjust machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials or ingredients.

  2. 2

    Press control buttons to activate machinery and equipment.

  3. 3

    Monitor machine operations and observe lights and gauges to detect malfunctions.

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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.

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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
opérateur de presse à graines oléagineuses/opératrice de presse à graines oléagineuses
español
operario de prensado de semillas oleaginosas/operaria de prensado de semillas oleaginosas
العربية
عامل عصر بذور الزيوت / عاملة عصر بذور الزيوت
português
Operador de prensagem de óleos alimentares/Operadora de prensagem de óleos alimentares
Deutsch
Ölsaatpressenbediener/Ölsaatpressenbedienerin
italiano
addetto alla macchina pressatrice per l’olio di semi/addetta alla macchina pressatrice per l’olio di semi

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