The Collar360

Roadside vehicle technician

Other names

PCV roadside technician, bus roadside technician, bus and coach roadside technician, mobile vehicle mechanic, truck recovery technician, vehicle recovery technician, LGV roadside technician, automotive recovery technician, car recovery technician, light vehicle roadside technician, mobile auto mechanic, heavy vehicle roadside technician

Vehicle repair and service

They travel to customers' broken-down vehicles and fix them on the spot, such as changing tyres and repairing engines.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWhereon the road, roadsidesPaySign in to see
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  1. 1

    Travel to customers' vehicles that have broken down.

  2. 2

    Find out what is wrong with the vehicle.

  3. 3

    Test the vehicle to see if it works well.

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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

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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
dépanneur de véhicules/dépanneuse de véhicules
español
técnico de asistencia en carretera/técnica de asistencia en carretera
العربية
فني إصلاح السيارات على الطريق
português
Mecânico de intervenção/Mecânica de intervenção
Deutsch
Pannendienstfahrer/Pannendienstfahrerin
italiano
autista addetto al soccorso stradale/autista addetta al soccorso stradale

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