The Collar360

Sound / PA system operator and hirer

Other names

Official name: Sound operator

sound board operator, sound mixer, audio board operator, sound board technician, audio operator, sound audio technician

Film, TV, radio and photography

They control the sound of a show or recording, set up the sound equipment, and work with the performers.

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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

    Confer with producers, performers, and others to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production, such as a musical recording or a film.

  2. 2

    Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.

  3. 3

    Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

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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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
opérateur du son/opératrice du son
español
operador de sonido/operadora de sonido
العربية
مشغل الصوت / مشغلة الصوت
português
Operador de som/Operadora de som
Deutsch
Soundtechniker/Soundtechnikerin
italiano
tecnico del suono

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