Packers and Packagers, Hand
Pack or package by hand a wide variety of products and materials.
- Tasks
- 12 tasks8 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Transportation & Material MovingOne of its 57 occupations
- Code
- 53-7064.00SOC 2018: 53-7064
What the work is made of
8 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met.Core taskTask 21216Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 2. Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.Core taskTask 3212Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 3. Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.Core taskTask 3214Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 4. Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.Core taskTask 3216Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 5. Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.Core taskTask 3218Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 6. Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.Core taskTask 3222Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 7. Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.Core taskTask 3211Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 8. Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.Core taskTask 3219Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 9. Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.Supplemental taskTask 3215Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 10. Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.Supplemental taskTask 3221Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 11. Load materials and products into package processing equipment.Supplemental taskTask 3217Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2020
- Task 12. Transport packages to customers' vehicles.Supplemental taskTask 3220Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2020
Where this comes from
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 53-7064
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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