The Collar360

Potter / ceramist

Other names

Official name: Production potter

craft potter, ceramics maker, abrasive wheel moulder, pottery and porcelain modeller, potter, pot maker

Crafts, jewellery and instruments

They shape clay into pots by hand or on a wheel, add glaze, and bake the pieces in a hot kiln.

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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

    Operate gas or electric kilns to fire pottery pieces.

  2. 2

    Mix and apply glazes to pottery pieces, using tools, such as spray guns.

  3. 3

    Raise and shape clay into wares, such as vases and pitchers, on revolving wheels, using hands, fingers, and thumbs.

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Sources

Built from 6 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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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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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

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
potier/potière
español
alfarero/alfarera
العربية
صانع الخزف / صانعة الخزف
português
Oleiro/Oleira
Deutsch
Keramiker – Gebrauchskeramik/Keramikerin – Gebrauchskeramik
italiano
vasaio ceramista/vasaia ceramista

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