SSOC 2024 unit
Transport & Logistics Verified · 21 Mar 202452202
Shop sales assistant
Shop sales assistant sells a range of goods and services directly to the public or on behalf of retail and wholesale establishments, and explains the functions and qualities of these goods and services. He/she assists customers by pointing out features and merits of an article or by demonstrating them, and quotes prices, credit terms and quantity discounts. He/she may handle order fulfilment processes for online orders and collection in-store.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Shop sales assistant sells a range of goods and services directly to the public or on behalf of retail and wholesale establishments, and explains the functions and qualities of these goods and services. He/she assists customers by pointing out features and merits of an article or by demonstrating them, and quotes prices, credit terms and quantity discounts. He/she may handle order fulfilment processes for online orders and collection in-store.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Retail trade salesman • Shop assistant • Wholesale trade salesman
Elsewhere
• Retail manager, see 14201 • Street vendor (prepared food/drinks), see 52120 • Stall holder (excluding prepared food and drinks), see 52110 • Stall sales worker, see 52190 • Booking office cashier, see 52302
Hierarchy context
Major group
5 SERVICES AND SALES WORKERSSub-major
52 SALES WORKERSMinor group
522 SHOP SALESPERSONSUnit group
5220 Shop and Store SalespersonsCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 52202 — Shop sales assistant
ISCO-08
- 5223 — Shop sales assistants
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.