The Collar360

Warehouse order picker

Other names

order clerk, warehouse packager, warehouse picker, packer, warehouse operator, order picker, packer and shipper, warehouse packer, warehouse operative, packager, picker and packager, order lifter

Logistics, warehouses and delivery

They collect the goods in an order from shelves, pack them, count stock, and take them to where they are sent.

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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

    Take inventory or examine merchandise to identify items to be reordered or replenished.

  2. 2

    Answer customers' questions about merchandise and advise customers on merchandise selection.

  3. 3

    Receive and count stock items, and record data manually or on computer.

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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
préparateur de commandes/préparatrice de commandes
español
responsable de pedidos de almacén
العربية
عامل استلام أوامر المستودع / عاملة استلام أوامر المستودع
português
Operador de armazém/Operadora de armazém
Deutsch
Warenkommissionierer/Warenkommissioniererin
italiano
magazziniere addetto alla preparazione degli ordini/magazziniera addetta alla preparazione degli ordini

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