The Collar360

Spot welder

Other names

welder fabricator, construction welder, welder-fitter, electric arc welder, flash welder, fitter-welder, butt welder, resistance welder, welder-fabricator, sheet metal welder, sheet-metal welder, ultrasonic metal welder

Metalwork and welding

They set up and run machines that press metal parts together and join them with heat from electricity.

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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 blueprints, work orders, or production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.

  2. 2

    Inspect, measure, or test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.

  3. 3

    Record operational information on specified production reports.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
soudeur par point/soudeuse par point
español
operador de soldadura por puntos/operadora de soldadura por puntos
العربية
عامل لحام بنطة / عاملة لحام بنطة
português
Soldador por pontos/Soldadora por pontos
Deutsch
Punktschweißer/Punktschweißerin
italiano
addetto alla saldatura a punti/addetta alla saldatura a punti

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