The Collar360

Underground miner

Other names

collier, coal hewer, underground mine operative, coal excavator, underground mining operative, coal digger, underground mine worker, underground mineworker, hewer, coal cutter

Miners and quarry work

They work under the ground checking things, watching conveyor belts, and carrying equipment and supplies from the surface to where the mining happens.

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  1. 1

    Do support jobs in the mine underground.

  2. 2

    Inspect the mine to check that things are in order.

  3. 3

    Look after the conveyor that moves materials.

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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

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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
mineur de fond/mineuse de fond
español
minero de minería subterránea/minera de minería subterránea
العربية
عامل المناجم تحت الأرض / عاملة المناجم تحت الأرض
português
Mineiro de subsolo/Mineira de subsolo
Deutsch
Untertagearbeiter/Untertagearbeiterin
italiano
minatore

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