The Collar360

Road roller operator

Other names

ride on roller driver, walk-behind road roller operator, vibrating roller driver, walk-behind roller operator, roller operator, ride on road roller operator, rough roller operator, road roller driver, roller-compactor operator, roller driver, roller operative, roller-compactor driver

Civil engineering, roads and bridges

They drive or walk behind a heavy machine that rolls over soil, gravel or asphalt to press it flat and hard.

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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 tamping machines or manually roll surfaces to compact earth fills, foundation forms, and finished road materials, according to grade specifications.

  2. 2

    Learn and follow safety regulations.

  3. 3

    Take actions to avoid potential hazards or obstructions, such as utility lines, other equipment, other workers, or falling objects.

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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
conducteur de compacteurs/conductrice de compacteurs
español
operador de máquina compactadora/operadora de máquina compactadora
العربية
مشغل مدحلة الطريق / مشغلة مدحلة الطريق
português
Operador de cilindros compactadores/Operadora de cilindros compactadores
Deutsch
Straßenwalzenfahrer/Straßenwalzenfahrerin
italiano
conducente di rullo compressore

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