The Collar360

Water jet cutter operator

Other names

water jet cutting machine operative, waterjet cutter apprentice, waterjet technician, waterjet cutter operator, water jet cutting machine technician, water jet operator, abrasive jet cutting machine operator, abrasive jet cutter technician, water-jet technician, waterjet cutting machine operative, CNC water jet cutting machine operator, waterjet cutter operative

Metalwork and welding

They set up and run machines that cut metal using a strong jet of water, and they check and adjust the work.

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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

    Remove defective or substandard materials from machines, and readjust machine components so that products meet standards.

  2. 2

    Maintain production records, such as quantities, types, and dimensions of materials produced.

  3. 3

    Start machines to verify setups, and make any necessary adjustments.

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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
opérateur sur machine à découper au jet d’eau/ opératrice sur machine à découper au jet d’eau
español
operador de máquina de corte por agua a alta presión/operadora de máquina de corte por agua a alta presión
العربية
مشغل آلة قطع المياه النفاثة / مشغلة آلة قطع المياه النفاثة
português
Operador de cortadora por jato de água/Operadora de cortadora por jato de água
Deutsch
Maschinenbediener für Wasserstrahlschneidanlage/Maschinenbedienerin für Wasserstrahlschneidanlage
italiano
operatore di macchina da taglio a getto d’acqua/operatrice di macchina da taglio a getto d’acqua

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