The Collar360

Photographic developer

Other names

photography lab technician, photo laboratory technician, photograph laboratory technician, photograph developer, photography laboratory technician, photo lab technician, photograph printer, photograph lab technician, photography developer, photo retoucher, photo developer

Film, TV, radio and photography

They use chemicals and special tools in dark rooms to turn photographic film into pictures people can see.

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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

    Select digital images for printing, specify number of images to be printed, and direct to printer, using computer software.

  2. 2

    Create prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols.

  3. 3

    Produce colour or black-and-white photographs, negatives, or slides, applying standard photographic reproduction techniques and procedures.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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.

Free to use with attribution

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
développeur de photographies/développeuse de photographies
español
técnico de revelado de laboratorio fotográfico/técnica de revelado de laboratorio fotográfico
العربية
المطور الفوتوغرافي / المطورة الفوتوغرافية
português
Operador de revelação de fotografias/Operadora de revelação de fotografias
Deutsch
Fotolaborant/Fotolaborantin
italiano
sviluppatore fotografico/sviluppatrice fotografica

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