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Woodturner

Other names

wood turning lathe operator, wood lathe specialist, wood lathe operator, wood lathe turner, wood lather, multi-spindle wood machinist, bodger, wood turner, wood machinist, CNC wood machinist, woodworking machinist, wood lather turner

Wood, furniture and paper

They spin wood on a machine called a lathe and cut it with tools to give it the shape they want.

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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
tourneur sur bois/tourneuse sur bois
español
tornero de madera/tornera de madera
العربية
خراط الأخشاب / خراطة الأخشاب
português
Torneiro de madeiras/Torneira de madeiras
Deutsch
Drechsler/Drechslerin
italiano
tornitore di legno/tornitrice di legno

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