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Pump operator

Other names

fire fighter assistant, fireman assistant, fire appliance pump operator, fire engine pump operator, firewoman assistant, firefighter assistant

Fire and rescue

They run the pumps on fire vehicles that send water through hoses at the right pressure to put out fires.

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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

    Dress with equipment such as fire-resistant clothing and breathing apparatus.

  2. 2

    Drive and operate fire fighting vehicles and equipment.

  3. 3

    Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.

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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 pompe/opératrice de pompe
español
bombero especializado en el manejo de la bomba de propulsión/bombera especializada en el manejo de la bomba de propulsión
العربية
مشغل المضخة / مشغلة المضخة
português
Operador de autobomba/Operadora de autobomba
Deutsch
Feuerwehrpumpenwart/Feuerwehrpumpenwartin
italiano
operatore di pompa antincendio/operatrice di pompa antincendio

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