The Collar360

Sewerage cleaner

Other names

sewer operator, drain cleaner, sewerage systems cleaner

Water and sanitation

They clean sewer pipes and remove blockages, using special machines, and they check manholes and fix tanks and sewer lines.

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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

    Communicate with supervisors and other workers, using equipment such as wireless phones, pagers, or radio telephones.

  2. 2

    Drive trucks to transport crews, materials, and equipment.

  3. 3

    Inspect manholes to locate sewer line stoppages.

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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
égoutier/égoutière
español
operario de limpieza de alcantarillado/operaria de limpieza de alcantarillado
العربية
منظف المجاري / منظفة المجاري
português
Técnico de limpeza e desentupimento de esgotos/Técnica de limpeza e desentupimento de esgotos
Deutsch
Kanalreiniger/Kanalreinigerin
italiano
addetto allo spurgo/addetta allo spurgo

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