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Puppeteer

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ventriloquist, mime artist, puppeteer & voice artist, puppeteer-actor, puppeteer and voice actress, voice artist & puppeteer, lead puppeteer, puppeteer and actress, actor puppeteer, voice actor and puppeteer, puppeteer and actor, puppeteer & actor

Music, dance and performance

They move puppets to act out a story, matching the puppets' movements to the words and music.

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    Perform shows by moving puppets such as hand puppets or marionettes.

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    Follow a script during the show.

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    Match the puppets' movements to the speech and music.

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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.

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

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ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

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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
marionnettiste
español
marionetista
العربية
محرك عرائس / محركة عرائس
português
Artista de marionetas
Deutsch
Puppenspieler/Puppenspielerin
italiano
burattinaio/burattinaia

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