The Collar360

Post office counter clerk

Other names

post office supervisor, post office customer service consultant, mail service clerk, post office customer service assistant, mail services counter clerk

Office and administration

Post office counter clerks sell products and services at a post office.

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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

    Weigh letters and parcels, compute mailing costs based on type, weight, and destination, and affix correct postage.

  2. 2

    Check mail to ensure correct postage and that packages and letters are in proper condition for mailing.

  3. 3

    Sort incoming and outgoing mail, according to type and destination, by hand or by operating electronic mail-sorting and scanning devices.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

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
guichetier en bureau de poste/guichetière en bureau de poste
español
empleado de mostrador de oficina postal/empleada de mostrador de oficina postal
العربية
موظف شباك مكتب البريد / موظفة شباك مكتب البريد
português
Empregado de balcão de posto de correio/Empregada de balcão de posto de correio
Deutsch
Postschalterbediensteter/Postschalterbedienstete
italiano
addetto allo sportello dei servizi postali/addetta allo sportello dei servizi postali

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