The Collar360

Roustabout

Other names

oil rig leasehand

Oil and gas

They fix oil field machines with tools, and they clean, dig, paint, tighten pipes and look for leaks.

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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

    Unscrew or tighten pipes, casing, tubing, and pump rods, using hand and power wrenches and tongs.

  2. 2

    Dismantle and repair oil field machinery, boilers, and steam engine parts, using hand tools and power tools.

  3. 3

    Guide cranes to move loads about decks.

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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
homme de surface/femme de surface
español
peón/peona
العربية
عامل منصات البترول / عاملة منصات البترول
português
Operador de manutenção de poços de petróleo/Operadora de manutenção de poços de petróleo
Deutsch
Deckarbeiter/Deckarbeiterin
italiano
manutentore

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