The Collar360

Wooden furniture machine operator

Other names

timber furniture machine operative, timber furniture machine worker, timber furniture machinist, wood furniture machine worker, wooden furniture machine specialist, timber furniture machine setter, wooden furniture machine technician, wood furniture machine specialist, wooden furniture machine worker, wood furniture machinist, wood furniture machine technician, wood furniture machine operator

Wood, furniture and paper

They run machines that cut and shape wooden furniture parts, check the parts for size and smoothness, and fix machine problems.

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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.

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 de machine de fabrication de mobilier en bois/opératrice de machine de fabrication de mobilier en bois
español
operador de maquinaria para muebles de madera/operadora de maquinaria para muebles de madera
العربية
مشغل آلة الأثاث الخشبي / مشغلة آلة الأثاث الخشبي
português
Operador de máquina para mobiliário de madeira/Operadora de máquina para mobiliário de madeira
Deutsch
Holzmechaniker/Holzmechanikerin – Herstellen von Möbeln und Innenausbauteilen
italiano
operatore di macchine per la fabbricazione di mobili in legno/operatrice di macchine per la fabbricazione di mobili in legno

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