The Collar360

Sewer construction worker

Other names

waste water pipelayer, waste water infrastructure construction worker, sewer infrastructure construction worker, sewage pipe layer, sewage infrastructure construction worker, sewage system worker, waste water pipe layer, waste water system worker, sewer system construction worker, sewage system construction worker, sewage pipelayer, waste water system construction worker

Plumbing, heating and cooling

They dig trenches and lay pipes that carry dirty water away, join the pipes so water cannot leak, and repair old ones.

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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

    Grade or level trench bases, using tamping machines or hand tools.

  2. 2

    Dig trenches to desired or required depths, by hand or using trenching tools.

  3. 3

    Cut pipes to required lengths.

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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
ouvrier de construction d’égouts/ouvrière de construction d’égouts
español
operario de obras de alcantarillado/operaria de obras de alcantarillado
العربية
عامل بناء المجاري / عاملة بناء المجاري
português
Trabalhador da construção de esgotos/Trabalhadora da construção de esgotos
Deutsch
Kanalbauer/Kanalbauerin
italiano
lavoratore nel settore della costruzione di impianti fognari/ lavoratrice nel settore della costruzione di impianti fognari

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