The Collar360

Optical instrument assembler

Other names

optical equipment fabricator, optical instrument assembly practitioner, assembler of optical instruments, fabricator of optical instruments, fabricator of optical equipment, optical assembly technician, optical equipment technician, practitioner of optical instrument assembly, optical equipment assembler

Factory machines and assembly

They read drawings to build tools like microscopes and telescopes, grinding, polishing and fixing lenses in place, and sometimes testing the finished tools.

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  1. 1

    Read blueprints and drawings to know how to build the instrument.

  2. 2

    Put together lenses and optical instruments like microscopes and telescopes.

  3. 3

    Grind and polish glass materials.

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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

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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
monteur régleur d’instruments d’optique/monteuse régleuse d’instruments d’optique
español
montador de instrumentos de óptica/montadora de instrumentos de óptica
العربية
مجمع الأدوات البصرية / مجمعة الأدوات البصرية
português
Técnico de instrumentos óticos/Técnica de instrumentos óticos
Deutsch
Feinoptiker/Feinoptikerin
italiano
montatore di strumenti ottici/montatrice di strumenti ottici

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