The Collar360

Silversmith

Other names

silver ring maker, silver jewellery maker, trophy silversmith, silver earrings fabricator, trophy maker, silver jewel smith, boutique silversmith, silver jewellery fabricator, silver ring fabricator, silversmiths, silver earrings maker

Crafts, jewellery and instruments

They make, fix, clean, and sell jewellery, working with silver and other precious metals, and they check the value of gems and jewellery.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWheretheir own workshop, jewellery shopsPaySign in to see
Compare

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

    Clean and polish metal items and jewellery pieces, using jewellers' tools, polishing wheels, and chemical baths.

  2. 2

    Smooth soldered joints and rough spots, using hand files and emery paper, and polish smoothed areas with polishing wheels or buffing wire.

  3. 3

    Create jewellery from materials such as gold, silver, platinum, and precious or semiprecious stones.

See the whole career with a free account

Pay in Uganda, how to start, what the work uses, the jobs, where it can lead and every skill it needs.

Create a free accountLog in

Stories from the work

Share your story

No stories yet. Do you do this work? Share yours.

Sources

Built from 4 sources

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

Open the source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

Open the source

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

Open the source

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.

CC BY 4.0

Open the source

In other languages

français
orfèvre sur argent
español
platero/platera
العربية
صائغ الفضة / صائغة الفضة
português
Ourives de prata
Deutsch
Silberschmied/Silberschmiedin
italiano
argentiere/argentiera

Report something wrong