The Collar360

Wood boring machine operator

Other names

wood drilling machine technician, wood boring worker, wood boring machine worker, wood boring machine setter, wood boring machine tender, wood boring machine technician, wood boring machine operative, wood boring technician, wood borer, wood boring machine specialist, wood boring mill operator, wood drilling machine operator

They use machines to cut holes in pieces of wood and check that the holes are the right size.

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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

    Set up, program, operate, or tend computerised or manual woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, or wood-nailing machines.

  2. 2

    Examine finished workpieces for smoothness, shape, angle, depth-of-cut, or conformity to specifications and verify dimensions, visually and using hands, rules, calipers, templates, or gauges.

  3. 3

    Start machines, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly.

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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.

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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 de machine à percer le bois/opératrice de machine à percer le bois
español
operador de taladradoras de madera/operadora de taladradoras de madera
العربية
مشغل آلة ثقب الخشب / مشغلة آلة ثقب الخشب
português
Operador de máquina perfuradora de madeira/Operadora de máquina perfuradora de madeira
Deutsch
Holzbohrmaschinenbediener/Hozbohrmaschinenbedienerin
italiano
operatore di foratrice per legno/operatrice di foratrice per legno

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