The Collar360

Ornamental metal worker

Other names

precision structural steel fitter, welder fabricator, welder fabricator installer, structural and ornamental metalwork steel fabricator, structural and ornamental metalwork metal fabricator, precision structural metal fitter, ornamental metalwork metal fabricator, Structural and ornamental metalwork copper fabricator

Metalwork and welding

They cut, bend, grind and join metal to make things like railings, stairs, fences and gates, and check the sizes.

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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

    Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.

  2. 2

    Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.

  3. 3

    Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.

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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
ferronnier d’art/ferronnière d’art
español
operario de metalistería ornamental/operaria de metalistería ornamental
العربية
عامل الزخارف المعدنية / عاملة الزخارف المعدنية
português
Modelador de metais ornamentais/Modeladora
Deutsch
Metallbauer Fachrichtung Metallgestaltung/Metallbauerin Fachrichtung Metallgestaltung
italiano
artigiano addetto alla lavorazione artistica dei metalli/artigiana addetta alla lavorazione artistica dei metalli

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