The Collar360

Steam plant operator

Other names

steam boiler operator, steam heating operator, steam power plant maintenance operator, steam plant maintenance worker, steam plant safety operator, steam plant technician, steam plant maintenance operator, steam plant worker, steam plant operative, steam jet refrigeration operator, steam power plant operator, steam power heating plant operator

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They run and care for engines and boilers that make steam or heat, and they check gauges and write daily records.

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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

    Operate or tend stationary engines, boilers, and auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, compressors, or air-conditioning equipment, to supply and maintain steam or heat for buildings, marine vessels, or pneumatic tools.

  2. 2

    Activate valves to maintain required amounts of water in boilers, to adjust supplies of combustion air, and to control the flow of fuel into burners.

  3. 3

    Monitor boiler water, chemical, and fuel levels, and make adjustments to maintain required levels.

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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
conducteur de production d’énergie sur chaudière industrielle/conductrice de production d’énergie sur chaudière industrielle
español
operador de instalaciones de producción de vapor/operadora de instalaciones de producción de vapor
العربية
مشغل محطة البخار / مشغلة محطة البخار
português
Operador de instalações de produção de vapor/Operadora de instalações de produção de vapor
Deutsch
Dampfmaschinist/Dampfmaschinistin
italiano
operatore di impianti a vapore/operatrice di impianti a vapore

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