The Collar360

Upholsterer

Other names

chair maker, seat builder, mattress builder, chair builder, chairmaker, seat maker, heritage upholsterer, soft furnishing maker, craftsman upholsterer, craft upholsterer, craftsperson upholsterer, craftswoman upholsterer

Clothing, textiles and leather

They cover furniture and other things with soft padding and cloth, and they fix or replace old covers, springs and straps.

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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

    Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.

  2. 2

    Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications.

  3. 3

    Build furniture up with loose fibre stuffing, cotton, felt, or foam padding to form smooth, rounded surfaces.

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Sources

Built from 5 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

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

Research for this platform

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

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
garnisseur/garnisseuse
español
tapicero/tapicera
العربية
عامل التنجيد / عاملة التنجيد
português
Estofador/Estofadora
Deutsch
Polsterer/Polsterin
italiano
tappezziere/tappezziera

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