The Collar360

Mail clerk

Other names

mail room clerk, post office mail clerk, sorting clerk, mail sorter

Logistics, warehouses and delivery

They sort letters and parcels, check the address and stamps, put mail in sacks by place, and keep records of mail.

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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

    Lift and unload containers of mail or parcels onto equipment for transportation to sortation stations.

  2. 2

    Verify that items are addressed correctly, marked with the proper postage, and in suitable condition for processing.

  3. 3

    Clear jams in sortation equipment.

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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
employé au courrier/employée au courrier
español
clasificador postal/clasificadora postal
العربية
موظف بريد / موظفة بريد
português
Operador de serviços postais/Operadora de serviços postais
Deutsch
Postabfertiger/Postabfertigerin
italiano
addetto sala posta/addetta sala posta

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