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Well-digger

Other names

geotechnical driller, water borehole digger, water well-digger, drillers offsider, water well driller, borehole digger, waterwell driller, environmental driller, water borehole driller, surface driller, well technician, drilling supervisor

Oil and gas

Well-diggers operate drilling machinery and equipment to create and maintain wells for use in extracting ore and other liquids and gases.

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  1. 1

    Operate drilling machines and equipment.

  2. 2

    Dig wells for taking out ore, liquids and gases.

  3. 3

    Keep wells in good working order.

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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.

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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.

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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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Perfurador de poços/Perfuradora de poços
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Brunnenmacher/Brunnenmacherin
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