SSOC 2024 unit
Media, Arts & Entertainment Verified · 21 Mar 202493201
Hand packer
Hand packer packs materials or products by hand in cartons, wooden boxes, crates, kegs and other containers for shipment or storage. He/she wraps articles in paper, shavings, corrugated cardboard, cloth or other material and folds, stacks, arranges or secures articles in containers. He/she may clean surfaces before packing, brush heavy oil on metal articles to prevent rust, seal containers, reinforce containers with wire or metal bands and mark or label containers.
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
Hand packer packs materials or products by hand in cartons, wooden boxes, crates, kegs and other containers for shipment or storage. He/she wraps articles in paper, shavings, corrugated cardboard, cloth or other material and folds, stacks, arranges or secures articles in containers. He/she may clean surfaces before packing, brush heavy oil on metal articles to prevent rust, seal containers, reinforce containers with wire or metal bands and mark or label containers.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Hand bottler
Elsewhere
• Boxing machine operator (packing), see 81830
Hierarchy context
Major group
9 CLEANERS, LABOURERS AND RELATED WORKERSSub-major
93 LABOURERS AND RELATED WORKERSMinor group
932 MANUFACTURING LABOURERS AND RELATED WORKERSCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 93201 — Hand packer
ISCO-08
- 9321 — Hand packers
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.