The Collar360

Pesticide mixer

Other names

fungicide mixer, insecticide mixing machine operator, herbicide mixing machine operator, fungicide mixing machine setter, fungicide mixing machine operator, insecticide mixing machine setter, herbicide mixing machine tender, pesticide mixing machine setter, fungicide mixing machine tender, fungicide mixing machine operative, insecticide mixing machine tender, insecticide mixing machine operative

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They run machines that mix chemicals to make poisons that kill insects, fungus, rats and weeds, and they check the mix follows the formula.

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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.

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    Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.

  2. 2

    Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.

  3. 3

    Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.

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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 mélangeur de préparations pour pesticides/opératrice de mélangeur de préparations pour pesticides
español
operador de máquinas para fabricar plaguicidas/operadora de máquinas para fabricar plaguicidas
العربية
عامل خلط المبيدات الحشرية / عاملة خلط المبيدات الحشرية
português
Operador de máquinas misturadoras de pesticidas/Operadora de máquinas misturadoras de pesticidas
Deutsch
Pestizidmischer/Pestizidmischerin
italiano
preparatore di soluzioni anticrittogamiche e antiparassitarie/preparatrice di soluzioni anticrittogamiche e antiparassitarie

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