The Collar360

Tool and die maker

Other names

tool machine set up operative, jig maker, die dresser, tool dresser, tool setting technician, tool setting operator, tool machine operative, tool setting operative, tool-setting operative, tool setter, die maker, tool machine set up operator

Metalwork and welding

They make metal tools and moulds by cutting and shaping metal with machines and hand tools, then check that they fit.

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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

    Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, or dial indicators.

  2. 2

    Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.

  3. 3

    Visualise and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.

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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
ajusteur-outilleur/ajusteuse-outilleuse
español
herramentista-troquelador/herramentista-troqueladora
العربية
صانع الأدوات والسكة / صانعة الأدوات والسكة
português
Serralheiro de moldes/Serralheira de moldes
Deutsch
Werkzeugbautechniker/Werkzeugbautechnikerin
italiano
costruttore di utensili modellatore/costruttrice di utensili modellatrice

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