The Collar360

Bicycle courier

Other names

bike courier, bike messenger, bicycle messenger, cycle messenger, bicycle package carrier, cycle courier, bicycle letter carrier, bicycle dispatch rider

Driving and riding

Bicycle couriers collect and deliver packages and mail by bicycle.

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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

    Deliver and pick up medical records, lab specimens, and medications to and from hospitals and other medical facilities.

  2. 2

    Walk, ride bicycles, drive vehicles, or use public conveyances to reach destinations to deliver messages or materials.

  3. 3

    Receive messages or materials to be delivered, and information on recipients, such as names, addresses, telephone numbers, and delivery instructions, communicated via telephone, two-way radio, or in person.

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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.

Free to use with attribution

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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.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
coursier à vélo/coursière à vélo
español
mensajero en bicicleta/mensajera en bicicleta
العربية
ساعي التوصيل بالدراجات / ساعية التوصيل بالدراجات
português
Estafeta de bicicleta
Deutsch
Fahrradkurier/Fahrradkurierin
italiano
corriere in bicicletta

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