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Road construction worker

Other names

paver, road costruction worker, road construction project worker, rad construction worker, road paver, road paviour, rod construction worker, surfacing worker, road construction worcker, roading construction worker, runway construction worker, highway construction worker

Civil engineering, roads and bridges

They build roads by preparing the ground, laying sand or clay, and then adding asphalt or concrete on top.

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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

    Tend pumps, compressors, or generators to provide power for tools, machinery, or equipment or to heat or move materials, such as asphalt.

  2. 2

    Lubricate, clean, or repair machinery, equipment, or tools.

  3. 3

    Signal equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, or adjustment of machinery, equipment, or materials.

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Sources

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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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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
ouvrier en voiries/ouvrière en voiries
español
operario de la construcción de carreteras/operaria de la construcción de carreteras
العربية
عامل إنشاءات الطرق / عاملة إنشاءات الطرق
português
Trabalhador de construção de estradas/Trabalhadora de construção de estradas
Deutsch
Straßenbaumaschinenführer/Straßenbaumaschinenführerin
italiano
manutentore stradale/manutentrice stradale

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