The Collar360

Scanning operator

Other names

scanning specialist, scanning technician, scanning machine operator, document scanning operator, scanner specialist, scanning machine tender, scanner technician, scanner tender, scanner operator, document scanner, document scanning specialist, scanning clerk

Printing and packaging

They put papers into scanning machines and set the machines so the pictures of the papers come out clear.

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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

    Read job orders to determine the type of work to be done, the quantities to be produced, and the materials needed.

  2. 2

    Place original copies in feed trays, feed originals into feed rolls, or position originals on tables beneath camera lenses.

  3. 3

    Operate office machines such as high speed business photocopiers, readers, scanners, addressing machines, stencil-cutting machines, microfilm readers or printers, folding and inserting machines, bursters, and binder machines.

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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.

Free to use with attribution

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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
opérateur de numérisation/opératrice de numérisation
español
operador de escáner/operadora de escáner
العربية
مشغل المسح الضوئي / مشغلة المسح الضوئي
português
Operador de scanner/Operadora de scanner
Deutsch
Scanner-Operator/Scanner-Operatorin
italiano
addetto alla scansione/addetta alla scansione

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