The Collar360

Surgical instrument maker

Other names

surgical device repairer, medical instrument assembler, surgical device designer, medical instrument design technician, surgical instrument technician, medical instrument technician, orthopaedic appliance maker, surgical device assembler, surgical instrument designer, medical instrument repairer, surgical instrument design technician, surgical instrument repairer

Crafts, jewellery and instruments

They make, mend and design tools that doctors use in operations, such as clamps, cutters and probes.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWhereinstrument workshops, medical equipment factoriesPaySign in to see
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  1. 1

    Make surgical tools such as clamps and graspers.

  2. 2

    Repair surgical tools that are broken.

  3. 3

    Design new surgical tools.

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

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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

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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
fabricant d’instruments chirurgicaux/fabricante d’instruments chirurgicaux
español
fabricante de instrumental quirúrgico
العربية
صانع الأدوات الجراحية / صانعة الأدوات الجراحية
português
Técnico de instrumentos cirúrgicos/Técnica de instrumentos cirúrgicos
Deutsch
Chirurgiemechaniker/Chirurgiemechanikerin
italiano
costruttore di strumenti chirurgici/costruttrice di strumenti chirurgici

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