The Collar360

Stone engraver

Other names

stone carver, stone etcher, laser engraver, engraver of stone, bespoke stone engraver, hand carver, decorative stonemason, stone hand engraver

Building materials and glass

They use hand tools and machines to carve and cut designs and words into stone.

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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

    Shape, trim, or touch up roughed-out designs with appropriate tools to finish carvings.

  2. 2

    Verify depths and dimensions of cuts or carvings to ensure adherence to specifications, blueprints, or models, using measuring instruments.

  3. 3

    Move fingers over surfaces of carvings to ensure smoothness of finish.

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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
graveur sur pierre/graveuse sur pierre
español
labrante a mano de piedras o mármol
العربية
نقاش الحفر على الحجارة / نقاشة الحفر على الحجارة
português
Gravador de pedra/Gravadora de pedra
Deutsch
Steingraveur/Steingraveurin
italiano
intagliatore di pietra/intagliatrice di pietra

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