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Surface mine plant operator

Other names

surface miner equipment operator, aggregate driver, surface mining heavy equipment driver, quarry plant operator, surface miner (heavy equipment), quarry earth moving equipment operative, tipper driver

Miners and quarry work

Surface mine plant operators control heavy-duty equipment such as excavators and dump trucks, often involving a high level of spatial awareness, to excavate, load and transport ore, raw mineral including sand, stone and clay and overburden at quarries and surface mines.

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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.

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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.

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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 d’engins d’exploitation minière et de carrière/conductrice d’engins d’exploitation minière et de carrière
español
operador de instalaciones mineras a cielo abierto/operadora de instalaciones mineras a cielo abierto
العربية
مشغل محطة المنجم السطحي / مشغلة محطة المنجم السطحي
português
Operador de equipamento pesado em minas a céu aberto/Operadora de equipamento pesado em minas a céu aberto
Deutsch
Abraumbaggerfahrer/Abraumbaggerfahrerin
italiano
operatore di macchinari in cava/operatrice di macchinari in cava

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