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Rail layer

Other names

track machine operator, light rail layer, rail track layer, rail machine operator, railtrack layer, plate layer, railway line layer, layer in railway sites, track layer, light railtrack layer, tramway layer

Civil engineering, roads and bridges

They build railway tracks by setting sleepers on stone, laying rails on top, and fixing them the right distance apart.

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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

    Repair or adjust track switches, using wrenches and replacement parts.

  2. 2

    Patrol assigned track sections so that damaged or broken track can be located and reported.

  3. 3

    Engage mechanisms that lay tracks or rails to specified gauges.

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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
poseur de voies ferrées/poseuse de voies ferrées
español
técnico en construcción de vías férreas/técnica en construcción de vías férreas
العربية
عامل وضع قضبان السكك الحديدية / عاملة وضع قضبان السكك الحديدية
português
Operário da construção de vias-férreas/Operária da construção de vias-férreas
Deutsch
Gleisbauerhelfer/Gleisbauerhelferin
italiano
armatore ferroviario

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