The Collar360

Surface-mount technology machine operator

Other names

SMT machine operator, electronics surface mount soldering machine operator, soldering machine operative, operator of surface-mount technology machine, electronics surface mount soldering operative, surface mount technology machine operator, SMT operator, operator of SMT machine

Electrical and electronic goods

They use machines to put tiny electronic parts onto circuit boards and solder them, then check, clean, and fix the finished boards.

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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

    Inspect or test wiring installations, assemblies, or circuits for resistance factors or for operation, and record results.

  2. 2

    Assemble electrical or electronic systems or support structures and install components, units, subassemblies, wiring, or assembly casings, using rivets, bolts, soldering or micro-welding equipment.

  3. 3

    Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.

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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
opérateur sur machine CMS/opératrice sur machine CMS
español
operador de máquinas de tecnología de montaje superficial/operadora de máquinas de tecnología de montaje superficial
العربية
مشغل آلة تكنولوجيا اللصق السطحي / مشغلة آلة تكنولوجيا اللصق السطحي
português
Operador de máquinas de montagem em superfície/Operadora de máquinas de montagem em superfície
Deutsch
SMD-Maschinenbediener/SMD-Maschinenbedienerin
italiano
operatore di apparecchiature SMT/operatrice di apparecchiature SMT

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