The Collar360

Pill maker operator

Other names

pillmaker operator, piling machine operative, tablet making machine tender, tablet making machine operative, pill production operative, pill production process worker, tablet production operative, pill production worker, pill maker, tablet production process worker, tablet production operator, piling machine operator

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They watch a machine that makes pills, fill it with materials, open valves to let materials flow, and control the machine's heat.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWherepharmaceutical factories, production floorsPaySign in to see
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  1. 1

    Tend the machine that makes pills.

  2. 2

    Make pills in different sizes and shapes.

  3. 3

    Fill the machine with the materials it needs.

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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

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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.

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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 fabrication en industrie pharmaceutique/opératrice de fabrication en industrie pharmaceutique
español
operador de máquinas de elaborar comprimidos y pastillas/operadora de máquinas de elaborar comprimidos y pastillas
العربية
مشغل آلة صنع الحبوب / مشغلة آلة صنع الحبوب
português
Operador de máquinas de fabrico de comprimidos/Operadora de máquinas de fabrico de comprimidos
Deutsch
Tablettenpresser/Tablettenpresserin
italiano
operatore di comprimitrice/operatrice di comprimitrice

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