The Collar360

Tyre vulcaniser

Other names

tyre mender, tyre vulcanizer, tyre technician, tire repairer, tire mender

Chemicals, plastics and medicines

They fix holes and tears in tyres by gluing patches or putting plugs into the holes, using hand tools or machines.

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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

    Glue tyre patches over ruptures in tyre casings, using rubber cement.

  2. 2

    Seal punctures in tubeless tyres by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.

  3. 3

    Replace valve stems and remove puncturing objects.

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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
réparateur de pneus/réparatrice de pneus
español
vulcanizador de neumáticos/vulcanizadora de neumáticos
العربية
عامل صلد مطاط الإطارات / عاملة صلد مطاط الإطارات
português
Vulcanizador de pneus/Vulcanizadora de pneus
Deutsch
Reifenvulkaniseur/Reifenvulkaniseurin
italiano
vulcanizzatore di pneumatici/vulcanizzatrice di pneumatici

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