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Traffic police officer

Other names

traffic police, traffic officer, officer in the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety

They direct traffic, make sure people follow road rules, check vehicles and drivers, and help when road accidents happen.

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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.

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    Direct traffic and enforce traffic law

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    Respond to road accidents

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    Check vehicles and drivers

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Sources

Built from 3 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

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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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

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Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

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ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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