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Photonics engineering technician

Other names

photonics engineering technologist, photonic systems engineering technician, laser technician, electro-optical technologist, technician in photonic systems, photonics technician, photonic systems technician, technician in photonics, electro-optical technician, optical systems technician, optical systems technologist

Mechanical, industrial and other engineering

They help engineers build, test, set up and adjust equipment that uses light, such as lasers, lenses and fibre optic cables.

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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

    Compute or record photonic test data.

  2. 2

    Maintain clean working environments, according to clean room standards.

  3. 3

    Adjust or maintain equipment, such as lasers, laser systems, microscopes, oscilloscopes, pulse generators, power meters, beam analysers, or energy measurement devices.

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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
technicien en génie photonique/technicienne en génie photonique
español
ingeniero técnico de fotónica/ingeniera técnica de fotónica
العربية
فني هندسة الضوئيات
português
Técnico especializado em fotónica/Técnica especializada em fotónica
Deutsch
Photoniktechniker/Photoniktechnikerin
italiano
tecnico specializzato in fotonica

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